Book of Donmon Teith

Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescriptivism impact ongoing processes of linguistic change? The

The eighteenth century was a key period in the development of the English language, in which the modern standard emerged and many dictionaries and grammars firs

Historical Sociolinguistics: Language Change in Tudor and Stuart England is the seminal text in the field of historical sociolinguistics. Demonstrating the real

Eighteenth-century English is often associated with normative grammar. But to what extent did prescriptivism impact ongoing processes of linguistic change? The

Draws from a wide range of disciplines to bring together 36 leading scholars writing about 400 years of modern Irish history