External influences on english: from its beginnings to the renaissance
Auteur :
Miller, D. Gary
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199654260
Date de publication :
2 août 2012
Dimensions :
24,4 x 16,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
690 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this fascinating history of the influences on English during the first thousand years of its formation the author shows when and why the Anglo-Saxons began to borrow words from Latin and Greek and the effects of contact with the Vikings, Celts, and French. A book of enduring value to everyone interested in the history of English.