Author : Thomas Pyles
Publisher : New York : Harcourt, Brace & World
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Origins and Development of the English Language by : Thomas Pyles
Download or read book The Origins and Development of the English Language written by Thomas Pyles and published by New York : Harcourt, Brace & World. This book was released on 1982 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus on this 3rd ed., as in the previous, remains on the internal history of English, theoretical implications and purely external history are purposely kept to a minimum. As in the earlier editions, too, the treatment is descriptive and traditional so that students with no prior study of linguistics or of languages will find this text accessible.