A history of English words

Author:Geoffrey Hughes (Author)

Summary:A textbook for courses in the history of the English language. The author, both a stylist and an historical linguist, draws on more than 25 years of experience in teaching the subject in this text.

Print Book, English, 2002

Edition:Reprinted View all formats and editions

Publisher: Blackwell, Oxford, 2002

Series:

The language library

Genre:History

Physical Description:XVIII, 430 Seiten : Diagramme, Karten.

ISBN:

9780631188544, 9780631188551, 0631188541, 063118855X

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:174771627

Subjects:

Englisch

English language

English language History

Contents:

Preface. List of Sources and Abbreviations. A Chronology of the English. 1. History in the Language: The Vocabulary as a Historical Repository. 2. The Foundations of English and the Formation of the Base Register. 3. The Norman Elite and the New Language of Power. 4. The Lexical Expansion of the Renaissance. 5. Licentiousness, Decorum and Lexicographical Order+ADs- A Short History of the Dictionary. 6. The Lexical Interchange of Imperialism. 7. Lexical Varieties in Modern and Contemporary English. 8. Changes in Lexical Structure. Index.