English in modern times, 1700-1945 / Joan C. Beal.

Author/creator Beal, Joan C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxvi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Cover title English in modern times
Contents Modern English and modern times -- The vocabulary of later modern English -- Recording and regulating the lexicon : dictionaries from Dr. Johnson to the Oxford English dictionary -- Syntactic change in later modern English -- Grammars and grammarians -- Phonological change in later modern English -- Defining the standard of pronunciation : pronouncing dictionaries and the rise of RP -- Beyond standard English : varieties of English in the later modern period.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and indexes.
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LCCN 2005295040
ISBN0340761172

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