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Irregularities in Modern English

Irregularities in Modern English PDF Author: Hans Frede Nielsen
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 8776742555
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 395

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Book Description
This book is innovative, when compared to the first edition, in that it reverses the history of the English language. It takes present-day English as its point of departure, and gives historical explanations only in so far as they illustrate modern forms. The book does not presuppose a reading knowledge of Old and Middle English, but provides students with ready answers to questions they may have concerning modern "irregularities." Dutch and German examples and parallels, which might shed light on English forms and developments, have also been included. Comparisons not only heighten linguistic awareness on the part of the reader, but also to show what exactly happened in closely related languages.