The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
David Crystal
ISBN-13: 9780521530330
ISBN-10: 0521530334
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is one of the publishing phenomena of recent times.
Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and
popularly acclaimed. It has played a key role in the spread of general interest in language matters, generating
further publications and broadcasting events for an avid audience. Its First Edition appeared in hardback in 1995
and a revised paperback in 1997. There have been numerous subsequent updated reprintings; but this Second
Edition now presents an overhaul of the subject for a new generation of language-lovers and of teachers,
students and professional English-users concerned with their own linguistic legacy. The length of the book has
been extended and there are 44 new illustrations, extensive new material on world English and Internet
English, and a complete updating of statistics, further reading suggestions and other references.
The most successful general book on the English language (its past, present and future) • Packed with colour
illustrations, maps, tables and graphics • Difficult concepts explained in a simple and accessible way
Contents
Prefaces; 1. Modelling English; Part I. The History of English: 2. The origins of English; 3. Old English; 4. Middle
English; 5. Early Modern English; 6. Modern English; 7. World English; Part II. English Vocabulary: 8. The nature
of the lexicon; 9. The sources of the lexicon; 10. Etymology; 11. The structure of the lexicon; 12. Lexical
dimensions; Part III. English Grammar: 13. Grammatical mythology; 14. The structure of words; 15. Word classes;
16. The structure of sentences; Part IV. Spoken and Written English: 17. The sound system; 18. The writing
system; Part V. Using English: 19. Varieties of discourse; 20. Regional variation; 21. Social variation; 22. Personal
variation; 23. Electronic variation; Part VI. Learning about English: 24. Learning English as a mother tongue; 25.
New ways of studying English; Appendices; Indexes.
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