English
Jan Svartvik, Geoffrey N. Leech · 2006
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About the book
This book traces the history of the language from its obscure beginnings over 1500 years ago as a collection of dialects spoken by marauding, illiterate tribes. It shows how the geographical spread of the language in its increasing diversity has made English into an international language of unprecedented range and variety. The authors examine the present state of English as a global language and the problems, pressures and uncertainties of its future, online and offline. They argue that, in spite of the amazing variety and plurality of English, it remains a single language.
Book details
- Year
- 2006
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781403918291
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