Status
Available
Local notes
Comprehensive history with photos, side tables
Collection
Genres
Publication
Cambridge University Press (1995), Hardcover, 489 pages
Description
An exploration of the history, structure, and use of the English language discusses its origins and evolution, its use in literature, and its structural features, and addresses grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
Subjects
Language
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
489 p.; 11.25 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member annbury
A wide ranging examination of the history, usage, and in particular the varieties of English. Marvelous browsing for the language maven, and a good reference on some issues, but not quite as terrific as the same author's "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language", Still, a definite keeper.
LibraryThing member Kathleen828
A beauty and a joy
LibraryThing member renardkitsune
I have only read the history of English Language "Old English" and "Middle English" sections and they are very good. It is a great companion so far to someone studying the history of English Literature. For each page having separate information from the next, and being slightly disjointed, there is
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a lot of information on the origins of the English Language. Also, book used to have a different plural form. It was bek. (Long E) If I had just learned that, I think it would have made this book valuable! Show Less
LibraryThing member nadineeg
David Crystal is/was the specialist of the English language in most of its forms and changes. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia on the English Language and highly recommended.
Pages
489