The story of English is often presented as one of progress: from a set of Germanic dialects to a fully-fledged national and international language. The emphasis in this book is on the diversity of English throughout its history and the changing social meanings of different varieties of English.
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'The editors present a wealth of evidence of the variety and diversity of English's forms and functions. The book is packed with maps, manuscripts, texts, photographs, graphs, all manner of fascinating information about the English language... an excellent, challenging read for anyone interested in the story of English.' - Rebecca Bunting, Spoken English
'The book's colourful, varied contents will no doubt attract students of Linguistics, Literature and everyone interested in the English language. The authors have done an excellent job in providing this well researched material and keeping the jargon to a minimum, thus making it accessible to every reader.' - Language International
'The book's colourful, varied contents will no doubt attract students of Linguistics, Literature and everyone interested in the English language. The authors have done an excellent job in providing this well researched material and keeping the jargon to a minimum, thus making it accessible to every reader.' - Language International
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Since you are reading this book, the chances are that you are quite fluent in English, though it may not be the only language you speak and it may not be your first language. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
precolonial languages, liberation linguistics, lexifier language, precolonial population, black fieldworker, intonational groups, insular majuscule, insular minuscule, present perfective, pronunciation features, unmarked choice, high rising tone, sociolinguistic variables, great vowel shift, nonstandard varieties, pronoun system, dialect contact, linguistic consequences, nonstandard variety, matrix language, political incorporation, accommodation theory, received pronunciation, lexical verb, nonstandard dialects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old English, Milton Keynes, Irish English, Middle English, British Isles, American English, British English, Indian English, North America, Nigerian English, Scottish English, West Saxon, Australian English, United States, Tyneside English, Oxford Guide, Royal Society, West Africa, Oxford English Dictionary, Middle Ages, Jamaican Creole, King Alfred, New Zealand, Tok Pisin, British Library New!
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Since you are reading this book, the chances are that you are quite fluent in English, though it may not be the only language you speak and it may not be your first language. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
precolonial languages, liberation linguistics, lexifier language, precolonial population, black fieldworker, intonational groups, insular majuscule, insular minuscule, present perfective, pronunciation features, unmarked choice, high rising tone, sociolinguistic variables, great vowel shift, nonstandard varieties, pronoun system, dialect contact, linguistic consequences, nonstandard variety, matrix language, political incorporation, accommodation theory, received pronunciation, lexical verb, nonstandard dialects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old English, Milton Keynes, Irish English, Middle English, British Isles, American English, British English, Indian English, North America, Nigerian English, Scottish English, West Saxon, Australian English, United States, Tyneside English, Oxford Guide, Royal Society, West Africa, Oxford English Dictionary, Middle Ages, Jamaican Creole, King Alfred, New Zealand, Tok Pisin, British Library New!
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- Using English: From Conversation to Canon (English Language: Past, Present and Future) by Janet Maybin on 6 pages
- Redesigning English: new texts, new identities by Sharon Goodman on 5 pages
- The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Volume Set) (Vols 1-20) by John Simpson on 5 pages
- Oxford Fowler's Modern English Usage Dictionary by H. W. Fowler on 4 pages
- English Language (Opus Books) by Logan Pearsall Smith on 4 pages
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- A Social History of English by Mr Dick Leith on 7 pages
- A Social History of English by Mr Dick Leith on 5 pages
- Introducing Sociolinguistics by Rajend Mesthrie on 4 pages
- Strangers, Aliens and Asians: Huguenots, Jews and Bangladeshis in Spitalfields 1666-2000 (British Politics and Society) by Anne Kershen on page 160, and Back Matter
- The Politics of English as a World Language: New Horizons in Postcolonial Cultural Studies (Cross/Cultures 65) by Christian Mair on page 200, and page 201
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