Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. Students are encouraged to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward questions affecting the language today.

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 e...(展开全部)

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 e...(展开全部)

An indispensable store of information on the English language, written by some of the best-known grammarians in the world.

伦道夫・夸克爵士现任伦敦大学名誉副校长，曾为伦敦奎因大学英语教授和伦敦高校英语用法调查创始人。英语论著颇多。 西德尼・戈林鲍姆现任伦敦奎因大学英语教授和英语用 法调查主任，曾在美国多所大学任英语教授10多年。英语论著颇多。 杰弗里・利奇现为英国兰开斯特大学语言学和现代英语教授，致力于英语用法调查20多年。近来从事现代英语语料微机分析。英语论著颇多。 简・斯瓦特威克现任英国伦敦大学英语教授兼该校英语口语调查主任。英语论著颇多。

伦道夫・夸克爵士现任伦敦大学名誉副校长，曾为伦敦奎因大学英语教授和伦敦高校英语用法调查创始人。英语论著颇多。 西德尼・戈林鲍姆现任伦敦奎因大学英语教授和英语用 法调查主任，曾在美国多所大学任英语教授10多年。英语论著颇多。 杰弗里・利奇现为英国兰开斯特大学语言学和现代英语教授，致力于英语用法调查20多年。近来从事现代英语语料微机分析。英语论著颇多。 简・斯瓦特威克现任英国伦敦大学英语教授兼该校英语口语调查主任。英语论著颇多。