English

History, Diversity, and Change

• Author(s): David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 394
• ISBN_10: 0415131170
  ISBN_13: 9780415131179
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative ,

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.