The Origins and Development of the English Language |
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Contents
Facts Assumptions | 1 |
The Sounds and Spelling | 29 |
The Backgrounds of English | 78 |
Copyright | |
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according acquired actually adjective American English appear became become beginning British English called century cited Class common concerned consonant course dialects Dictionary distinction earlier early early Modern ending England example fact final French frequently genitive Germanic Grammar Greek hence History important indicate Indo-European initial instance known language late later Latin learned less letter linguistic London loss lost matter meaning Middle English Modern English natural noted nouns occur Old English older origin participle period person plural practically present preterit pronounced pronunciation recent referred regarded remained represent respectively Roman seems seen sense shift short similar singular sometimes sound speak speakers speech spelling spoken Standard stress strong structure suffix syllables symbol term thing third tion ultimately usage usually verbs vowel weak words writing written York
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Origins and Development of the English Language |
| Authors | Thomas Pyles, John Algeo |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0155676032, 9780155676039 |
| Length | 413 pages |
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