{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-george-walkden-9783985540426","title":"A history of English","description":"Where does today's English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous exercises and sample texts for every period. The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Walkden, Mísa Hejná\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 398554042X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783985540426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Language Science Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.00d","brand":"George Walkden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078872068351,"sku":"9783985540426","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a525f84f-4903-453d-baa8-8aff032c7084.jpg?v=1685478010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-english-george-walkden-9783985540426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}