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Irregularities in Modern English
Second edition revised by Erik Hansen
This book, which appeared first in a Danish version in 1980 and subsequently in an English translation in 1986, reverses the history of the English language: it takes present-day English ‘irregularities’ in grammar and spelling as its point of departure, providing historical explanations only to the extent that they illustrate modern forms. A number of comparisons with developments in other Germanic languages are given, not only with Danish phenomena as in the original Danish edition, but also with Dutch and German ones. The authors believe that such comparisons shed light on English language history as well as contribute to make the book more interesting also to students of other Germanic languages.
[NOWELE Supplement Series, 2] 2007. xii, 382 pp.
Publishing status: Available | Original publisher:University Press of Southern Denmark
Published online on 16 August 2012
Published online on 16 August 2012
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- Preface | pp. ix–xi
- Introduction | pp. 1–41
- Nouns | pp. 43–62
- Adjectives | pp. 63–78
- Adverbs | pp. 79–86
- Numerals | pp. 87–94
- Pronouns and determiners | pp. 95–173
- Verbs | pp. 175–261
- Particles | pp. 263–287
- Vowels | pp. 289–318
- Consonants | pp. 319–337
- Texts | pp. 339–351
- WORD INDEX | pp. 361–382
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