Change in Contemporary English: A Grammatical Study

By: Geoffrey Leech and Marianne Hundt and Christian Mair and Nicholas Smith

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Synopsis: Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matching corpora, known as the 'Brown family' of corpora, supplemented by a range of other corpus materials, both written and spoken, drawn mainly from the later twentieth century. Among the matters receiving particular attention are the influence of American English on British English, the role of the press, the 'colloquialization' of written English, and a wide range of grammatical topics, including the modal auxiliaries, progressive, subjunctive, passive, genitive and relative clauses. These subjects build an overall picture of how English grammar is changing, and the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780511638633
Related ISBNs:: 9780521867221, 9780511641640
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/13/10
Copyrighted By:: Nicholas Smith, Christian Mair, Marianne Hundt, Geoffrey Leech
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Education, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.