History of the English Language : History, Diversity and Change Paperback
by David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann
Part of the English Language: Past, Present & Future S. series
Paperback
Description
'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 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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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:408 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), colour maps
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/04/1996
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- ISBN:9780415131186
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:408 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), colour maps
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/04/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415131186