A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles: Volume 1, Sounds and Spellings
Author:   Otto Jespersen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415402491


Pages:   500
Publication Date:   16 October 2006
Format:   Hardback
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A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles: Volume 1, Sounds and Spellings


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This book was first published in 1954.

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Author:   Otto Jespersen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780415402491


ISBN 10:   0415402492
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   16 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The basis. Consonants 3. The basis. Vowels and dipthongs 4. The basis . Quantity 5. Stress 6. The earliest changes 7. Early changes in consonant-groups 8. The great vowel-shift 9. Unstressed vowels 10. Loss of consonants and rise of 11. Seventeenth century vowel changes 12. Eighteenth century changes 13. Present English sounds. Consonants 14. Present English sounds. Vowels 15. Conclusion

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