LEADER 03140oam 2200649I 450 001 9910461486103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-45842-X 010 $a9786613458421 010 $a1-136-44568-4 010 $a0-203-12456-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203124567 035 $a(CKB)2670000000148560 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4142702 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC957700 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL957700 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10872807 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL345842 035 $a(OCoLC)798533426 035 $a(OCoLC)1000437186 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000148560 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aEnglish in the world $ehistory, diversity, change /$fedited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $aiv, 376 pages $ccolour illustrations 225 1 $aWorlds of English 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-67420-4 311 $a0-415-67421-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- 2. A national language / Joan Beal -- 3. A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- 4. A global language / David Crystal -- 5. English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- 6. English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- 7. Variation and change in English / Miriam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz. 330 $aEnglish in the World: History, Diversity, Change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. The first half of the book outlines the history of the language from its fifth-century roots through its development as a national, a colonial, and now a global language. In the second half, the focus shifts to the diversity of the language today.The book explores varieties of English across the English-speaking world, as well as English-related varieties such as pidgins and creoles. It also examines complex processes of variation, hybridity and change in English, and in the shifting styles of individual speakers. Throughout, the focus is on the international nature of English and its use alongside other languages in a diverse range of communities.--publisher. 410 0$aWorlds of English. 606 $aEnglish language$xGlobalization 606 $aEnglish language$xVariation 606 $aEnglish language$xHistory 606 $aEnglish language$zForeign countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish language$xGlobalization. 615 0$aEnglish language$xVariation. 615 0$aEnglish language$xHistory. 615 0$aEnglish language 676 $a420.9 701 $aSeargeant$b Philip$0478239 701 $aSwann$b Joan$0145623 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461486103321 996 $aEnglish in the world$92255607 997 $aUNINA