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The Development of Standard English, 1300 1800: Theories, Descriptions, Conflicts

The Development of Standard English, 1300 1800: Theories, Descriptions, Conflicts

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Series: Studies in English Language

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0521771145
ISBN13: 9780521771146
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 14 2000
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book traces the development of Standard English, revealing a complex and intriguing history that challenges the usual textbook accounts. Leading scholars offer a wide-ranging analysis, from theoretical discussions of the origin of dialects, to detailed descriptions of the history of individual Standard English features. Ranging from Middle English to the Modern English period, the volume concludes that Standard English had no one single ancestor dialect, but is the cumulative result of generations of authoritative writing from many text types.

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