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Social History of English

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Bear Killed
Black English
Black English Vernacular
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Celtic
Celtic Language
classical
Colonial Dominance
Dense
East Midland Dialect
Education System
English Dialect Dictionary
English Grammar
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Face To Face
Gaelic Speakers
global spread of English research
Glottal Plosive
great
Great Vowel Shift
language
language contact studies
language standardisation processes
latin
Lingua Franca
linguistic variation theory
metropolitan
Metropolitan Variety
Minority Languages
multilingual societies
pidgin and creole linguistics
pronunciation
regional
Regional Pronunciations
Scot
Scottish Gaelic
Social Class
sociolinguistic analysis
variety
Vice Versa
west
West Saxon
Young Man

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415164566
  • Weight: 420g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Jun 1997
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

A Social History of English is the first history of the English language to utilize 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.
This new edition has been fully revised. Additions include: * new material about 'New Englishes' across the world
* a new chapter entitled 'A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts'
* a discussion of problems involved in writing a history of English
All terms and concepts are explained as they are introduced, and linguistic examples are chosen for their accessibility and intelligibility to the general reader.
It will be of interest to students of Sociolinguistics, English Language, History and Cultural Studies.

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