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A Handbook of the English Language

By R. G. Latham
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The volume surveys the origins, structure, and historical development of English, arguing for continental Germanic roots and mapping the dialectal contributions brought by successive immigrations. It compares English with Germanic and Scandinavian tongues, examines Old Saxon and Anglo-Saxon dialects, and evaluates Celtic, Latin, Norse, and Anglo-Norman influences. The second part offers a historical and analytical account of lexical and grammatical elements, tables of source contributions, stages of linguistic change, and discussion of hybridisms and neologisms. The treatment is organized for advanced students and combines comparative philology with practical analysis.

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R. G. Latham

R. G. Latham was a prominent 19th-century philologist and ethnologist known for his extensive contributions to the study of language and human migration. His notable works include "A Handbook of the English Language," which serves as a comprehensive guide to English linguistics, and "Man and His Migrations," exploring the movements of human populations. Latham's writings often reflect a keen interest in the ethnology of Europe and the British Isles, as seen in titles like "The Ethnology of Europe" and "The Ethnology of the British Islands." Through his essays and studies, he significantly influenced the fields of philology and anthropology.

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