false 1322435 5 Where does today's English come from? This book describes the nature of language and language change, and presents a history of the English language from prehistory to the present day, dealing with key topics such as grammar, pronunciation and semantics. The main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics are also explained. Charles Barber uses familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, to illustrate the state of the English language through time. This is a fascinating book for anyone with an interest in language. 2935531 1993 The English Language: A Historical introduction (Canto) total:25|5:4|4:12|3:8|2:1|1:0| 25 94 52 1 4 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 19:25:31 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 11:23:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 24 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Nov 24 14:42:42 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 14:42:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 14:18:22 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 14:18:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 09:10:58 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 09:10:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 05:18:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 05:18:31 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 15:44:13 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:44:13 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 10:03:53 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:03:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 13:34:18 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:34:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:48:47 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 00:48:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 20:34:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:34:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 03 06:16:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:16:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 10:55:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 10:55:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 12:09:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 12:09:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 12 04:51:14 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 03:48:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 13:37:21 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 13:37:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 28 04:40:43 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 04:40:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 21 12:01:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 12:02:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 19:00:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:00:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 21:07:25 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 21:07:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 14:17:38 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 14:17:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6640365