| Titre : | Outlines of the History of the English Language | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | Thomas Northcote Toller, Auteur | | Editeur : | Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Cambridge University Press | | Année de publication : | 2011 | | Collection : | The Cambridge series for schools and training colleges | | Importance : | XIV-284 p. | | Format : | 20 cm. | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-521-23168-8 | | Langues : | Anglais | | Catégories : | LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:428 phonetique et linguistique
| | Mots-clés : | English language-History-Outlines,syllabi, etc. | | Résumé : | Originally published in 1900, this book was created as part of the Cambridge Series for Schools and Training Colleges, and was designed to provide a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the development of English. In many ways, it also acts as an introduction to the historical study of languages in general, aiming to foster within the general reader an understanding of language 'as a living organism, ever undergoing changes'. Language is seen as informing, and being informed by, history in a complicated two-way process. Highly readable, and containing numerous illustrative examples, this text will be of value to anyone with an interest in English history, educational history or linguistics. |
Outlines of the History of the English Language [texte imprimé] / Thomas Northcote Toller, Auteur . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Cambridge University Press, 2011 . - XIV-284 p. ; 20 cm.. - ( The Cambridge series for schools and training colleges) . ISBN : 978-0-521-23168-8 Langues : Anglais | Catégories : | LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:428 phonetique et linguistique
| | Mots-clés : | English language-History-Outlines,syllabi, etc. | | Résumé : | Originally published in 1900, this book was created as part of the Cambridge Series for Schools and Training Colleges, and was designed to provide a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the development of English. In many ways, it also acts as an introduction to the historical study of languages in general, aiming to foster within the general reader an understanding of language 'as a living organism, ever undergoing changes'. Language is seen as informing, and being informed by, history in a complicated two-way process. Highly readable, and containing numerous illustrative examples, this text will be of value to anyone with an interest in English history, educational history or linguistics. |
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