Region
English
History, Diversity and Change
Edited by David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann
- Price: $37.95
- Binding/Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 978-0-415-13118-6
- Publish Date: April 4th 1996
- Imprint: Routledge
- Pages: 408 pages
Series: English Language: Past, Present and Future
Description
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.