Author Description
In This Fascinating History Of The Influences On English During The First Thousand Years Of Its Formation The Author Shows When And Why The Anglo-saxons Began To Borrow Words From Latin And Greek And The Effects Of Contact With The Vikings, Celts, And French.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the historical mechanisms and sociolinguistic conditions that facilitated the integration of foreign vocabulary and grammatical structures into the English language during its first millennium. D. Gary Miller, a scholar of historical linguistics, utilizes a combination of philological analysis and historical records to trace the evolution of English. He examines the specific contact points between Anglo-Saxon speakers and neighboring cultures, arguing that these external pressures were not merely additive but transformative to the language's core development.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of Latin and Greek lexical borrowing patterns
- Examination of linguistic shifts resulting from Viking, Celtic, and French contact
- Chronological documentation of English development from the fifth to the fifteenth century
Scope Limits
- Does not provide an exhaustive dictionary of loanwords
- Focuses primarily on the first millennium of English development rather than modern global influences
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Linguists and historians frequently cite this text as a rigorous examination of the external factors shaping the English language. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for students and scholars of philology and historical linguistics.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191742066
ISBN-13:
9780191742064
History
Philology
Etymology
Linguistics
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