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An Introduction to Early Modern English
Contributor(s): Nevalainen, Terttu (Author)

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 ISBN: 0748615237     ISBN-13: 9780748615230
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2006
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Annotation: This Book Helps students place Early Modern English (spoken from 1500 to 1700) in its historical context. It shows that Early Modern English is a language with a common core, yet also one that varies across time. Terttu Nevalainen focuses on the structure of what contemporaries called the General Dialect--spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation--and on its dialectal origins. She also discusses the language situation and linguistic anxieties in England during this period, when Latin exerted a strong influence on the rising standard of language.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative
Dewey: 420.903
LCCN: 2017286075
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.81 lbs) 192 pages
 
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An introduction to Early Modern English, this book helps students of English and linguistics to place the language of the period 1500-1700 in its historical context as a language with a common core but also as one which varies across time, regionally and socially, and according to register. The volume focuses on the structure of what contemporaries called the General Dialect - its spelling, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - and on its dialectal origins. The book also discusses the language situation and linguistic anxieties in England at a time when Latin exerted a strong influence on the rising standard language. The volume includes: *The major changes in English from the 15th to the 18th century*Emphasis on long-term linguistic developments*Sources for the study of Early Modern English*Illustrations ranging from drama and personal letters to trials and early science*Exercises encouraging further exploration of the changing English language
 
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