{"product_id":"english-dialects-william-skeat-9781447780519","title":"English Dialects: From the Eighth Century to the Present Day","description":"In this fascinating book Cambridge linguist Walter W. Skeat (1835-1912) offers a short, accessible introduction to the history of English dialects. Beginning in early medieval times, he traces each dialect through over twelve centuries of development, explaining some of the the factors that gradually shaped them. Viking invasions, the Norman Conquest, and linguistic processes such as phonetic decay slowly transformed vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, and grammar. The rise of the midland variety and its eventual acceptance as standard British English is discussed in detail. This reprint is a carefully prepared facsimile of the original edition published by Cambridge University Press in 1911. It includes Skeat's rare reproduction of the thirteenth-century manuscript known as \"The only English Proclamation of Henry III\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Skeat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447780515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447780519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.33d","brand":"William Skeat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487414923519,"sku":"9781447780519","price":15.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3fc4f7b-1c59-46bb-a3b8-05a3d1933c07.jpg?v=1778060362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-dialects-william-skeat-9781447780519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}