The English Language: A Linguistic History

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Laurel J. Brinton (Professor, Department of English, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia) Leslie K. Arnovick (Professor, Department of English, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia)

The English Language

A Linguistic History

Laurel J. Brinton (Professor, Department of English, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia), Leslie K. Arnovick (Professor, Department of English, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia)

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Oxford University Press, Canada
12 January 2017

linguistics; Language Teaching & ELT; History

The English Language is an essential survey of the development of the language from its Indo-European past to the present day. Now in a third edition, this text offers enhanced discussion of the socio-historical and cultural contexts of the English language, new approaches to the history of English, and an anthology of specimen texts from the four major periods of English: Old, Middle, Early Modern, and Modern.

By: Laurel J. Brinton (Professor Department of English Professor Department of English University of British Columbia), Leslie K. Arnovick (Professor, Department of English, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia)
Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 883g
ISBN: 9780199019151
ISBN 10: 0199019150
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 12 January 2017
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurel J. Brinton specializes in English language studies, with particular interest in grammaticalization and historical pragmatics. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California. In addition to co-authoring The English Language: A Linguistic History, she has co-edited the two-volume English Historical Linguistics: An International Handbook (Mouton) and is the co-editor of English Language and Linguistics (Cambridge University Press). Leslie K. Arnovick specializes in English language studies, with particular interest in historical pragmatics. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to co-authoring The English Language: A Linguistic History, she has also written several monographs profiling Medieval English and diachronic pragmatics.

Reviews for The English Language: A Linguistic History

""The English Language is particularly good at the phonological history of the language from IE forward. . . . [it] covers very well the history of morphological and syntactic change in English. . . . The amount of detail in formal description on the IE and General Germanic periods is very satisfying, and I don't know of any parallel in alternative textbooks. At the other end of the timeline, the amount of detail and the accuracy in the treatment of Canadian varieties of English is also very satisfying, and, again, I don't know of any parallel in alternative textbooks."" --Michael Cummings, York University ""Brinton and Arnovick is based on sound and up-to-date linguistic scholarship, frequently cited directly in the text, which inspires confidence. . . . Very readable and engaging."" --Murray McGillivray, University of Calgary From previous editions: ""The book is well-organized and clear . . . without assuming a lot of knowledge on the part of students."" --Richard J. Moll, University of Western Ontario ""Brinton and Arnovick's book is, I think, the best textbook in its field."" --John Considine, University of Alberta