A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English Language.
About the Author
Barbara A. Fennell is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of Language, Literature and the Negotiation of Identity (1998).
Features
Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of English.
Covers structure, culture, literature and sociolinguistic issues.
Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation.
