TY - BOOK AU - Barber,Charles AU - Barber,Charles TI - Early Modern English SN - 9780748608355 AV - PR4168 .B373 2005 U1 - 823 23 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - English KW - Language & Linguistics KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Phonetic Symbols --; List of Figures --; Abbreviations --; 1. Varieties of Early Modem English --; 2. Attitudes to English --; 3. Phonology --; 4. Grammar: (1) Morphology --; 5. Grammar: (2) Syntax --; 6. The Expanding Vocabulary --; 7. Changes of Meaning --; Appendix: Further Passages for Study --; Select Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - Now available in a completely revised edition, this book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It will be useful to serious students of the history of English and takes full account of those readers who are mainly interested in the literature of the period by providing plenty of references to literary works and authors UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748687541 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748687541 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748687541/original ER -