Description

An English Language History analyses the etymological development and social progress of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present to provide an in-depth analysis of the unique aspects of its history. The reader is urged to develop both an understanding of contemporary English and an enlightened mentality towards the issues influencing the dialect today by reading this top-notch, excellent course book, which has been reconsidered and updated. For etymologists and history students, the development of English over timeófrom the earliest works in which it was used to its current standing as the dominant world dialectóis a topic of great importance. In this book, a group of experts from around the world outline the whole documented history of the English dialect. Each significant phase in the dialect's historical context is covered, with a focus on later times, and includes complete records of institutionalisation, naming, the circulation of English in Britain and North America, as well as its global dissemination. Every motivated student, researcher, and teacher in this notable topic will find this comprehensive and modern history of English to be essential.