{"product_id":"english-dialects-from-the-eighth-century-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781107401877","title":"English Dialects; From the Eighth Century to the Present Day (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107401877","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Dialects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Eighth Century to the Present Day\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1911 text sketches beginnings of dialects in England, the elements of Scandinavian and French influence on them, and their gradual development.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWalter W. Skeat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107401877, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.17 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Published in 1911, W. W. Skeat's English Dialects from the Eighth Century to the Present Day offers a sketch of the beginnings of dialects in England, the elements of Scandinavian and French influence on them, and their gradual development over a period of twelve hundred years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Dialects and their value\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dialects in early times\u003cbr\u003e 3. The dialects of Northumbria, till AD 1300\u003cbr\u003e 4. The dialects of Northumbria, AD 1300–1400\u003cbr\u003e 5. Northumbrian in the fifteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 6. The southern dialect\u003cbr\u003e 7. The southern dialect of Kent\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Mercian dialect\u003cbr\u003e 9. Foreign elements in the dialects\u003cbr\u003e 10. Later history of the dialects\u003cbr\u003e 11. The modern dialects\u003cbr\u003e 12. A few specimens\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Facsimile: the only English proclamation of Henry III.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: history \u0026amp; general works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: history \u0026amp; general works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20general%20works%20%5BCBX%5D%22\"\u003eCBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003256885528,"sku":"9781107401877","price":19.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107401877i_e77edc9b-3c57-4750-be7c-2630e303ef52.jpg?v=1694484827","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-dialects-from-the-eighth-century-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781107401877","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}