Volume 5 covers the dialects of England since 1776, the historical development of English in the former Celtic-speaking countries, and English other countries.
... of the Barnharts : The Barnhart Dictionary of New English since 1963 , The Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English , and The Third Barnbart Dictionary of New English ( Barnhart , Steinmetz & Barnhart 1973 , 1980 , 1990 ) .
4.3.5 Do - periphrasis One of the most intriguing questions in the history of English syntax is the emergence and development of the auxiliary do . This took place in Middle and Early Modern English ; by the end of the eighteenth ...
This volume of the Cambridge History of the English Language encompasses three centuries of immense cultural change, from Caxton in the late middle ages to the American Declaration of Independence...
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... Pan - African Language in the Western Hemisphere , " Twiggs ) , " Ebonics " ( Tolliver - Weddington ; R. L. Williams , and many publications since 1997 ) , and " Black Street Speech " ( J. Baugh 1983 ) . Other ... African - American English.
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