history, diversity, change Seargeant, Philip Swann, Joan Open University text Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon New York Routledge c2012 2012 monographic eng

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iv, 376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. 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. general edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann 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 language Globalization English language Variation English language History English language Foreign countries 9780415674218 (pbk.) UMP 120608 20251125095320.0 vtls000061575