Project Gutenberg 2009-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 167 Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon) 1812 1888 Latham, Robert Gordon A Handbook of the English Language Produced by Colin Bell, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Handbook of the English Language" by R. G. Latham is an academic and linguistic study written in the mid-19th century. The book provides an analysis of the English language, exploring its historical and ethno-linguistic origins, dialects, and evolution over time. It particularly details the Germanic roots of English, alongside its interactions with Celtic and classical languages, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars of linguistics and English literature. At the start of this handbook, the author emphasizes that the English language does not originate from the British Isles but instead has its roots in the Germanic languages of continental Europe. Latham highlights significant waves of migration and settlement by Germanic tribes, such as the Jutes, Saxons, and Angles, into Britain, outlining their roles in shaping the English language. He also discusses the historical accounts of these migrations, noting the challenges in verifying early records, thus prompting readers to consider the complexities of linguistic heritage and the gradual integration of various dialects and languages that have influenced modern English. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Grammar English language -- History PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 1008446 1008512 2024-09-12T08:56:13.022783 2023-09-12T12:06:49.694165 text/html text/html 1008114 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 290385 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 396462 2024-09-12T08:56:40.875657 application/epub+zip 392481 2024-09-12T08:56:18.304757 application/epub+zip 357978 2024-09-12T08:56:15.445766 application/epub+zip 913407 2024-09-12T08:56:52.767589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768589 2024-09-12T08:56:37.255688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627193 2022-09-13T09:04:14.659288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664631 2024-09-12T08:56:06.186820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 664345 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 230983 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 662152 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228975 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 665883 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229133 2021-01-04T21:47:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21915 2024-09-12T08:56:52.996580 application/rdf+xml 11768 2024-09-12T08:56:16.029803 image/jpeg 2851 2024-09-12T08:56:15.741784 image/jpeg 346488 2024-09-12T08:56:13.111780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia