The second edition of A Biography of the English Language continues to examine the structure of language. The textbook discusses three important issues: languages and language change are systematic; the inner history of a language is profoundly affected by its outer history of political and culural events; and the English of the past has everywhere left its traces on present-day English. By uncovering the language's past, one can better communicate with it.
A Biography of the English Language
$48.46 - $60.57
- UPC:
- 9780155016453
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1996-01-02
- Author:
- C.M. Millward
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 2