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A Social History of English

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This history of the English language utilizes the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way, it takes into account standardization, pidginization, bi- and multilingualism, the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty, and linguistic variation. Fully revised, this edition includes: updated information about "New Englishes" across the world; a chapter entitled "A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts"; and a topics for further study. It should be of interest to students of sociolinguistics, English language, history and cultural studies.
Release date NZ
June 5th, 1997
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Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Edition
2nd edition
Pages
312
Dimensions
140x216x24
ISBN-13
9780415097970
Product ID
2250730

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