Description - An Historical Study of English by Jeremy Smith
Smith provides the reader with an accessible synthesis of recent developments in English historical linguistics. His book: Looks at the theory and methodology of linguistic historiography Considers the major changes in writing systems, pronunciation and grammar Provides examples of these changes, such as the standardisation of spellings and accent and the origins of the Great Vowel Shift Focuses on the origins of two non-standard varieties; eighteenth century Scots and twentieth century Black British English. This book will be fascinating reading to students of English Historical linguistics, and will make an original, important and above all, lively contribution to the field.
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