The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
A second edition, newly revised for the current generation, includes coverage of world English and Internet English as well as updated statistics, further reading suggestions, and additional references lists
Print Book, English, 2003
2nd ed., repr. 2006 View all formats and editions
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2003
Handbook
vii, 499 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
9780521823487, 9780521530330, 052182348X, 0521530334
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Modelling English
The origins of English
Old English
Middle English
Early modern English
Modern English
World English
The nature of the lexicon
The sources of the lexicon
Etymology
The structure of the lexicon
Lexical dimensions
Grammatical mythology
The structure of words
Word classes
The structure of sentences
The sound system
The writing system
Varieties of discourse
Regional variation
Social variation
Personal variation
Electronic variation
Learning English as a mother tongue
New ways of studying English