Beal, Joan C. <br/><br/>
English in modern times, 1700-1945  [electronic resource] / 
 English in modern times 
Joan C. Beal. 
 - London :  New York :  Arnold ;  Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xvi, 264 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Modern English and modern times -- The vocabulary of later modern English -- Recording and regulating the lexicon : dictionaries from Dr. Johnson to the Oxford English dictionary -- Syntactic change in later modern English -- Grammars and grammarians -- Phonological change in later modern English -- Defining the standard of pronunciation : pronouncing dictionaries and the rise of RP -- Beyond standard English : varieties of English in the later modern period. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.<br/>English language--Grammar, Historical.<br/>English language--Standardization.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1075  / .B36 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420/.9