An Historical Study of English: Function, Form and Change

by Jeremy Smith and Jeremy J. Smith

Book Overview

Through his analysis of selected major developments in the history of English, Jeremy Smith argues that the history of the language can only be understood from a dynamic perspective. He proposes that internal linguistic mechanisms for language change cannot be meaningfully explained in isolation or without reference to external linguistic factors.
Smith provides the reader with an accessible synthesis of recent developments in English historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041513272X
• ISBN13: 9780415132725
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"