The English language (Volume II) (Fourth Edition)

By R. G. Latham and Robert Gordon Latham

Book Overview

English is a living record of migration, conquest, and imagination. In The English Language (Volume II) (Fourth Edition), R. G. Latham follows that record down to its roots. Language never sits still here. This volume continues Latham's historical grammar treatise with the confidence of a classic philology textbook: sounds, forms, and meanings tracked across centuries, and set beside sister tongues to explain why English looks the way it does. It moves from forms on the page to the forces behind them, making patterns in spelling and syntax feel newly visible, and turning technical detail into a narrative of change. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A landmark of Victorian era linguistics and 19th century British philology, this volume ii fourth edition speaks from the moment when the history of the English language was being rebuilt through evidence, not hunches. Latham's method of comparative grammar and etymology illuminates the origins of English words, linking them to wider Indo-European comparative linguistics and to the practical realities of Germanic languages study. Whether you are revisiting material from a university linguistics course text or browsing for a reliable language history reference, Volume II rewards close reading - in the library, study, or classroom. For casual word-lovers it offers discovery; for classic-literature collectors it stands as a durable, historically significant work of scholarship to own and return to.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935370295X
• ISBN13: 9789353702953
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"