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001			285035
003			OCoLC
005			20160527201019.0
008			040610s2004 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2004054727
020			_a1585676012 (alk. paper)
020			_a9781585676019 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)55729974
037			_a1235637 _bQBI
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dC#P _dMUQ _dPGC _dQBX _dBAKER _dBTCTA _dYDXCP
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049			_aPUXA
050	0	0	_aPE1074.7 _b.C79 2004
082	0	0	_a427 _bC9578s _222
100	1		_aCrystal, David _2Local _982646
245	1	4	_aThe stories of English _cDavid Crystal.
260			_aWoodstock _bOverlook Press _c2004.
300			_a[viii], 584 p. _bill., maps _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [551]-560) and indexes.
505	0		_a1. 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.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xVariation. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xHistory _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xDialects. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _zGreat Britain. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xDialects _zGreat Britain. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xVariation _zGreat Britain. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _zEnglish-speaking countries. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xDialects _zEnglish-speaking countries. _2Local _992110
650		0	_aEnglish language _xVariation _zEnglish-speaking countries. _2Local _992110
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