This Language, A River: A History of English by K. Aaron Smith, ISBN-13: 978-1554813629

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This Language, A River: A History of English by K. Aaron Smith, ISBN-13: 978-1554813629

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• Publisher: ‎ Broadview Press (December 5, 2017)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: ‎ 155481362X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1554813629

This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts. Developed over years of undergraduate teaching, the book helps students both to grasp traditional histories of English and to extend and complicate those histories.

Table of Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: About This Book

1 Introduction

2 Grammar Fundamentals

3 Before English

4 Introduction to Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet

5 Germanic

6 Four Important Terms and Concepts

7 Old English

8 Middle English

9 Early Modern English

10 The Modern Period and Global Englishes

Glossary

Answers to Exercises

Works Cited and Bibliography

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