The History of the English Language, Vol. 2: 1066-1476
Volume II deals with the Middle English period, approximately 1066-1476, and describes and analyzes developments in the language from the Norman Conquest to the introduction of printing. This period witnessed important features such as the assimilation of French and the emergence of a standard variety of English. Chapters about phonology and morphology, syntax, dialectology, lexis and semantics, literary language, and onomastics.
The History of the English Language is the 1st multi-volume work to provide a full and authoritative account of the history of English. This volume deals with the history of English up to the Norman conquest. Each chapter gives a chronologically-oriented presentation of the data, surveys scholarship in the area and takes full account of the impact of developing and current linguistic theory on the interpretation of the data. The chapters have been written so as to be accessible both to specialists and nonspecialists, and have been carefully edited by Profesor Hogg to create an integrated approach.
An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.
One third of each unit is dedicated to skills training. The step-by-step approach focuses on writing and early literacy skills to build children's confidence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English. One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds.
