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The Resource Modern English and its heritage

Modern English and its heritage

Work
Publication
Edition
2d ed.
Extent
492 pages
Contents
  • The heritage of modern English. Indo-European heritage ; Germanic heritage ; Old English heritage ; Middle English heritage ; Modern English
  • The speech sounds and the letter : units of oral and written English. Speech organs ; Sound categories ; The lip consonants and H ; The point consonants ; The blade and front consonants ; The back consonants ; The blade and front vowels ; The back and central vowels ; Diphthongs ; Consonants of former periods ; Old English vowels and diphthongs ; Middle and early modern English phonology ; Review of phonology ; Background of the alphabet ; Development of the English alphabet
  • Words. Origin of words ; Borrowings from other languages ; Compounding ; Formation by affixes ; Imagery and functional shift ; Formation by other methods ; Degeneration and elevation ; Generalization and specialization ; Exaggeration and understatement ; Abbreviation and extension ; Metathesis and folk etymology ; Shifts in association ; Radiation of meaning ; Semantics
  • Grammar and usage. Definitions and principles ; The nature of English grammar ; Form and function ; The English inflections and form words ; Other English form words ; Order in sentences ; Order of sentence parts ; Structure of sentences and connectives ; Substantives : nouns and pronouns ; Modifiers : adjectives and adverbs ; Verbs ; Usage
Instance
Label
Modern English and its heritage
Title
Modern English and its heritage
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1900-1993
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bryant, Margaret M.
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
PE1072
LC item number
.B75 1962
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • Geschichte
  • Anglais (Langue) - Formation des mots
  • Anglais (Langue) - Grammaire historique
  • Anglais (Langue) - Histoire
  • Anglais (Langue) - Phonétique
  • Englisch
  • Geschichte
  • Englisch
Label
Modern English and its heritage
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The heritage of modern English. Indo-European heritage ; Germanic heritage ; Old English heritage ; Middle English heritage ; Modern English -- The speech sounds and the letter : units of oral and written English. Speech organs ; Sound categories ; The lip consonants and H ; The point consonants ; The blade and front consonants ; The back consonants ; The blade and front vowels ; The back and central vowels ; Diphthongs ; Consonants of former periods ; Old English vowels and diphthongs ; Middle and early modern English phonology ; Review of phonology ; Background of the alphabet ; Development of the English alphabet -- Words. Origin of words ; Borrowings from other languages ; Compounding ; Formation by affixes ; Imagery and functional shift ; Formation by other methods ; Degeneration and elevation ; Generalization and specialization ; Exaggeration and understatement ; Abbreviation and extension ; Metathesis and folk etymology ; Shifts in association ; Radiation of meaning ; Semantics -- Grammar and usage. Definitions and principles ; The nature of English grammar ; Form and function ; The English inflections and form words ; Other English form words ; Order in sentences ; Order of sentence parts ; Structure of sentences and connectives ; Substantives : nouns and pronouns ; Modifiers : adjectives and adverbs ; Verbs ; Usage
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
2d ed.
Extent
492 pages
Lccn
62007796
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)316861
Label
Modern English and its heritage
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The heritage of modern English. Indo-European heritage ; Germanic heritage ; Old English heritage ; Middle English heritage ; Modern English -- The speech sounds and the letter : units of oral and written English. Speech organs ; Sound categories ; The lip consonants and H ; The point consonants ; The blade and front consonants ; The back consonants ; The blade and front vowels ; The back and central vowels ; Diphthongs ; Consonants of former periods ; Old English vowels and diphthongs ; Middle and early modern English phonology ; Review of phonology ; Background of the alphabet ; Development of the English alphabet -- Words. Origin of words ; Borrowings from other languages ; Compounding ; Formation by affixes ; Imagery and functional shift ; Formation by other methods ; Degeneration and elevation ; Generalization and specialization ; Exaggeration and understatement ; Abbreviation and extension ; Metathesis and folk etymology ; Shifts in association ; Radiation of meaning ; Semantics -- Grammar and usage. Definitions and principles ; The nature of English grammar ; Form and function ; The English inflections and form words ; Other English form words ; Order in sentences ; Order of sentence parts ; Structure of sentences and connectives ; Substantives : nouns and pronouns ; Modifiers : adjectives and adverbs ; Verbs ; Usage
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
2d ed.
Extent
492 pages
Lccn
62007796
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)316861

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