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Crystal, David, 1941- author.

The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language / David Crystal.

Third edition.

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

©2019

viii, 573 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

This comprehensive reference offers a unique experience of the English language in all its richness and diversity. Updated for this edition, 'The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language' sold nearly 150,000 copies on first publication.

English language -- Encyclopedias.

Encyclopedias.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Modelling English -- Part I: The history of English -- The origins of English -- Old English -- Middle English -- Early modern English -- Modern English -- World English -- Part II: English vocabulary -- The nature of the lexicon -- The sources of the lexicon -- Etymology -- The structure of the lexicon -- Lexical dimensions -- Part III: English grammar -- Grammatical mythology -- The structure of words -- Word classes -- The structure of sentences -- Part IV: Spoken and written English -- The sound system -- The writing system -- Part V: Using English -- Varieties of discourse -- Regional variation -- Social variation -- Personal variation -- Electronic variation -- Part VI: Learning about English -- Learning English as a mother tongue -- New ways of studying English

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