External influences on English : from its beginnings to the Renaissance / D. Gary Miller.
External influences on English : from its beginnings to the Renaissance / D. Gary Miller.
External influences on English : from its beginnings to the Renaissance / D. Gary Miller.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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G 2013/688
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Celtic, Roman, and Germanic background --
English : the early period --
Early loanwords from Latin and Greek --
The Scandinavian heritage of English --
The French input --
Continuity and revival of classical learning --
External linguistic input to English.
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
A history of the influences on English during the first thousand years of its formation. The author shows when and why the Anglo-Saxons began to borrow words from Latin and Greek and the effects of contact with the Vikings, Celts, and French.
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External influences on English : from its beginnings to the Renaissance / D. Gary Miller.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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G 2013/688
Record Identifier
74Vvybla0oR3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvybla0oR3
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ISBN
0199654263 (hardback)
9780199654260 (hardback)
DDC
420.9
MMS ID
991016225469702626
