02644nam a2200385Ia 4500 285035 OCoLC 20160527201019.0 040610s2004 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2004054727 1585676012 (alk. paper) 9781585676019 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)55729974 1235637 QBI DLC DLC C#P MUQ PGC QBX BAKER BTCTA YDXCP e-uk--- PUXA PE1074.7 .C79 2004 427 C9578s 22 Crystal, David Local 82646 The stories of English David Crystal. Woodstock Overlook Press 2004. [viii], 584 p. ill., maps 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-560) and indexes. 1. The origins of Old English. The Celtic language puzzle -- 2. The Old English dialects. The rise and fall of West Saxon -- 3. Early lexical diversity. Understanding Danes -- 4. Stylistic variation in Old English. Grammatical transition -- 5. The transition to Middle English. Two Peterborough Chronicles -- 6. A trilingual nation. Lay Subsidy dialects -- 7. Lexical invasions. The first dialect story -- 8. Evolving variation. Well well -- 9. A dialect age. Where did the -s ending come from? -- 10. The emerging standard. Complaining about change -- 11. Printing and its consequences. The first English dictionary -- 12. Early modern English preoccupations. Choosing thou or you -- 13. Linguistic daring. Avoiding transcriptional anaemia -- 14. Dialect fallout. A beggarly portrayal -- 15. Stabilizing disorder. Delusions of simplicity -- 16. Standard rules. Glottal stops -- 17. New horizons. Tracking a change : the case of y'all -- 18. Linguistic life goes on. The grammatical heart of nonstandard English -- 19. And dialect life goes on. Dialect in Middle Earth -- 20. Times a-changin'. Appendix : The location of the towns and counties of England referred to in this book. English language Variation. Local 92110 English language History Local 92110 English language Dialects. Local 92110 English language Great Britain. Local 92110 English language Dialects Great Britain. Local 92110 English language Variation Great Britain. Local 92110 English language English-speaking countries. Local 92110 English language Dialects English-speaking countries. Local 92110 English language Variation English-speaking countries. Local 92110 205747 205747 0 0 ddc 0 427_000000000000000_C9578S 0 evl 318634 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 35.00 416680 0 427 C9578s 80000002337551 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:285035 6