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)

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.

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparklin...(展开全部)

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparklin...(展开全部)

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparklin...(展开全部)

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparklin...(展开全部)

威廉·坎宁安（W. Cunningham，1849~1919），英国剑桥大学三一学院高级研究员、教授，英国经济学家、历史学家，英国经济史学科的重要奠基人，英国最早系统研究经济史的学者之一。他1882年出版的英国第一本经济史教科书《英国工商业的发展》成为研究经济史的权威参考著作。 艾伦·安妮特·麦克阿瑟（Ellen A. McArthur，1862~1927），英国剑桥大学格顿学院首席历史学家、伦敦韦斯特菲尔德学院历史系主任，英国经济史学家、皇家历史学会副主席。她的成就之一是培养了一批很有影响力的历史学家。去世后，她将大部分房产留给剑桥大学，设立专门奖项，鼓励更多的学生研究经济史。 张杰，毕业于汕头大学商学院，硕士研究生。现就职于南京审计大学金融学院，助理研究员。发表学术论文二十余篇，出版译著一本，主持或参加学术课题二十余项。

威廉·坎宁安（W. Cunningham，1849~1919），英国剑桥大学三一学院高级研究员、教授，英国经济学家、历史学家，英国经济史学科的重要奠基人，英国最早系统研究经济史的学者之一。他1882年出版的英国第一本经济史教科书《英国工商业的发展》成为研究经济史的权威参考著作。 艾伦·安妮特·麦克阿瑟（Ellen A. McArthur，1862~1927），英国剑桥大学格顿学院首席历史学家、伦敦韦斯特菲尔德学院历史系主任，英国经济史学家、皇家历史学会副主席。她的成就之一是培养了一批很有影响力的历史学家。去世后，她将大部分房产留给剑桥大学，设立专门奖项，鼓励更多的学生研究经济史。 张杰，毕业于汕头大学商学院，硕士研究生。现就职于南京审计大学金融学院，助理研究员。发表学术论文二十余篇，出版译著一本，主持或参加学术课题二十余项。