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This thorough analysis of documented Middle English spelling establishes when and where long-vowel change took place.
Long-Vowel Shifts in English, c.1050–1700
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Early Modern English
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This volume provides a comprehensive account of Early Modern English, organized by linguistic level. The volume not only presents detailed outlines of the tradi
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Where does today’s English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf