The new Cambridge history of the English language / general editor, Raymond Hickey, Universitat Duisburg-Essen.

Other author Hickey, Raymond, 1954-
Other author Cambridge University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025-
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Contents v. 1. Context, contact and development / edited by Laura Wright and Raymond Hickey -- v. 2. Documentation, sources of data and modelling / edited by Merja Kyto and Erik Smitterberg -- v. 3. Transmission, change and ideology / edited by Joan C Beal -- v. 4. Britain, Ireland and Europe / edited by Raymond Hickey -- v. 5. North America and the Caribbean / edited By Natalie Schilling, Derek Denis and Raymond Hickey -- v. 6. Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific / edited by Raymond Hickey.
Abstract "Various kinds of text which document the history of English form the focus of the current volume. Vernacular speech in writing and orality along with issues of literacy and manuscripts are highlighted. The value of text corpora in the collection and analysis of historical data is demonstrated in several chapters"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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