English Historical Linguistics
This volume offers a selection of 19 papers from those read at the 8th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics in Edinburgh. Many of the writers are established authorities in the field, but there are also significant contributions from a younger generation of scholars. The topics discussed span the whole history of English from the Common Germanic period to the present century and the book also includes, as appropriate to the Conference venue, a number of papers on aspects o…
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This volume offers a selection of 19 papers from those read at the 8th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics in Edinburgh. Many of the writers are established authorities in the field, but there are also significant contributions from a younger generation of scholars. The topics discussed span the whole history of English from the Common Germanic period to the present century and the book also includes, as appropriate to the Conference venue, a number of papers on aspects of the historical development of Scots and Scottish English.
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- Publication Date:Aug. 1996
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- Publisher(s):BEBC Distribution [distributor], John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Place of Publication:Philadelphia
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:Aug. 1996
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- Description:1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations.
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- ISBN:9789027236395, 9027236399
- oclc:ocn873029089
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