English in modern times, 1700-1945 [electronic resource] /
by Beal, Joan C; ProQuest (Firm).
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BookPublisher: London : New York : Arnold ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press, 2004Description: xvi, 264 p. : ill.ISBN: .Other title: English in modern times.Subject(s): English language -- History | English language -- Grammar, Historical | English language -- Standardization | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Modern English and modern times -- The vocabulary of later modern English -- Recording and regulating the lexicon : dictionaries from Dr. Johnson to the Oxford English dictionary -- Syntactic change in later modern English -- Grammars and grammarians -- Phonological change in later modern English -- Defining the standard of pronunciation : pronouncing dictionaries and the rise of RP -- Beyond standard English : varieties of English in the later modern period.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and indexes.
Modern English and modern times -- The vocabulary of later modern English -- Recording and regulating the lexicon : dictionaries from Dr. Johnson to the Oxford English dictionary -- Syntactic change in later modern English -- Grammars and grammarians -- Phonological change in later modern English -- Defining the standard of pronunciation : pronouncing dictionaries and the rise of RP -- Beyond standard English : varieties of English in the later modern period.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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