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Laurel J. Brinton and Leslie K. Arnovick, The English language: A linguistic history. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Pp. xx + 522. ISBN 0-19-542205-8. - Elly van Gelderen, A history of the English language. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2006. Pp. xviii + 334. ISBN 90-272-3237-7.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2009

Susan Fitzmaurice
Susan Fitzmaurice*
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University of Sheffield, [email protected]
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English Language & Linguistics , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 141 - 147
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