Lerer, Seth, 1955-

Introducing the history of the English language / Seth Lerer. - New York: Routledge, c2024 - xvii, 282 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This essential new text provides a comprehensive, modern account of how the English language originated, developed, changed, and continues to morph into new forms in contemporary society. It first offers a rigorous, approachable introduction to the building blocks of language itself and then traces English language usage's messy development in society, beginning with its origins in the Indo-European language family and continuing chronologically through the Old, Middle, Modern, and present-day forms"--



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English language--History.

PE1075

REF 420.9 L56 2024