The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language /David Crystal.

Crystal, David, 1941-,

The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language /David Crystal. - second edition. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2003. - vii, 499 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.



Modelling English -- The origins of English -- Old English -- Middle English -- Early modern English -- Modern English -- World English -- The nature of the lexicon -- The sources of the lexicon -- Etymology -- The structure of the lexicon -- Lexical dimensions -- Grammatical mythology -- The structure of words -- Word classes -- The structure of sentences -- The sound system -- The writing system -- Varieties of discourse -- Regional variation -- Social variation -- Personal variation -- Electronic variation -- Learning English as a mother tongue -- New ways of studying English.



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