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A Biography of the English Language Hardcover – Jan. 1 2011

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Celia m. millward.

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I am originally from New Jersey and attended school at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, Trinity College (Dublin), and the University of Iowa. My life-long interest in the English language and literary studies was initially sparked by the PBS documentary "The Story of English," which I saw in the 7th grade. It's ironic that I'd be an English professor, as English was always my worst subject; I had trouble "following directions." I came to medieval studies in particular through some weird alchemy of my Catholic upbringing and interest in the occult. In my free time, I like to run (more like jogging), play the harp, read about the paranormal, and play poker (Texas Hold 'em). I have two dogs, rescues named Chutzpah and Zeke, and live with them and my husband, Jim, whom I met while doing a marathon in Antarctica, in Oxford, MS. I have taught at various colleges and universities including DePaul, U of Iowa, U of Kentucky, and U of Mississippi, where I am currently an assistant professor of English and director of the Medieval Studies minor.

university webpage: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/pages/hayes_m.html

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A Biography of the English Language, International Edition Paperback – 1 Jan. 2011

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A Biography of the English Language

by Mary Hayes and C.M. Millward The third edition of A BIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE continues to examine the structure of English, from its Indo-European pre-history, through the invasions that shaped Old and Middle English, through its speakers’ conscious efforts to police it in the Early Modern period, through its present-day transformations manifest in urban slang and text-messaging. The textbook explores three important issues: how languages and language change are systematic; how the inner history of a language is profoundly affected by its outer history of political and culural events; and how the English of the past has everywhere left its traces on present-day English. By uncovering the language’s past, one can better use it to communicate as well as speculate about its future use in ever-changing globalized media.

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A Biography of the English Language

• C. Millward
• Published 1 November 1988
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An introduction to middle english, old english: a linguistic introduction, english and expressions taken from other languages, alliteration and sound change in early english, asian borrowing in commercial and scientific modern english, on the phonological and orthographic developments of affricates in english, creative and innovative uses of english in contemporary japan.

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Workbook for Millward’s A Biography of the English Language, 2nd 2nd Edition

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• Publisher Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date January 2, 1996
• Language English
• Dimensions 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
• Print length 272 pages
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wadsworth Publishing; 2nd edition (January 2, 1996)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0155016474
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0155016477
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
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Celia m. millward.

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I am originally from New Jersey and attended school at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, Trinity College (Dublin), and the University of Iowa. My life-long interest in the English language and literary studies was initially sparked by the PBS documentary "The Story of English," which I saw in the 7th grade. It's ironic that I'd be an English professor, as English was always my worst subject; I had trouble "following directions." I came to medieval studies in particular through some weird alchemy of my Catholic upbringing and interest in the occult. In my free time, I like to run (more like jogging), play the harp, read about the paranormal, and play poker (Texas Hold 'em). I have two dogs, rescues named Chutzpah and Zeke, and live with them and my husband, Jim, whom I met while doing a marathon in Antarctica, in Oxford, MS. I have taught at various colleges and universities including DePaul, U of Iowa, U of Kentucky, and U of Mississippi, where I am currently an assistant professor of English and director of the Medieval Studies minor.

university webpage: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/pages/hayes_m.html

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