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ISBN: 9780631188551
Year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 452
Description:
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis
has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as
an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social
dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance,
cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation.
Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the English
vocabulary.
Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate the
variety of English words.
Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and
Norman-French languages.
Contains original research into the make-up of the current
lexical core of English.
ISBN: 9780631188551
Year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 452
Description:
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis
has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as
an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social
dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance,
cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation.
Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the English
vocabulary.
Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate the
variety of English words.
Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and
Norman-French languages.
Contains original research into the make-up of the current
lexical core of English.