The Multilingual Origins of Standard English
(Book #107 in the Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series)
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Textbooks inform readers that the precursor of Standard English was supposedly an East or Central Midlands variety which became adopted in London; that monolingual fifteenth century English manuscripts fall into internally-cohesive Types; and that the fourth Type, dating after 1435 and labelled 'Chancery Standard', provided the mechanism by which this supposedly Midlands variety spread out from London. This set of explanations is challenged by taking...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3110995107
ISBN13:9783110995107
Release Date:July 2022
Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton
Length:545 Pages
Weight:1.83 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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