English in the world : history, diversity, change /
English in the world : history, diversity, change /
edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, c2012
- iv, 376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
- Worlds of English .
- Worlds of English .
This book is part of the series Worlds of English published by Routledge in association with The Open University. The three books in the series are: English in the World: History, Diversity, Change; Communicating in English: Talk, Text, Technology; The Politics of English: Conflict, Competition, Co Existence
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-358) and index
English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- A natonal language / Joan Beal -- A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- A global language / David Crystal -- English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- Variation and change in English / Mariam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz.
9780415674218 (pbk.)
English language--Globalization
English language--Variation
English language--History
English language--Foreign countries
This book is part of the series Worlds of English published by Routledge in association with The Open University. The three books in the series are: English in the World: History, Diversity, Change; Communicating in English: Talk, Text, Technology; The Politics of English: Conflict, Competition, Co Existence
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-358) and index
English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- A natonal language / Joan Beal -- A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- A global language / David Crystal -- English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- Variation and change in English / Mariam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz.
9780415674218 (pbk.)
English language--Globalization
English language--Variation
English language--History
English language--Foreign countries