The long journey of English : a geographical history of the language
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The long journey of English : a geographical history of the language
Cambridge University Press, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-176) and index
Summary:"Written by one of the foremost authorities on the English language, this book offers a fascinating look at the history of English, focusing on its early development and subsequent spread around the world. Engaging and accessible, it is ideal reading for anyone interested in the history of the English Language"-- Provided by publisher
Contents of Works
- Prologue: A view from the birthplace
- Where It all started: the language which became English
- The journey begins: the first movement south
- Interlude: A view from the Celtic Island
- Heading west again: the North Sea crossing, 400-600
- Anglo-Saxons and Celts in the British Highlands, 600-800
- And further west: across the Irish Sea, 800-1200
- Atlantic crossing: on to the Americas, 1600-1800
- Onwards to the Pacific Shore
- Across the equator: into the southern hemisphere, 1800-1900
- Some turning back: English in retreat
- Meanwhile . . . Britain and the British Isles from 1600
- Transcultural diffusion: the new native Englishes
- Epilogue: Sixteen hundred years on
