English in the world : history, diversity, change / / edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann
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| Titolo: |
English in the world : history, diversity, change / / edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann
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| Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | iv, 376 pages : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Globalization |
| English language - Variation | |
| English language - History | |
| English language - Foreign countries | |
| Altri autori: |
SeargeantPhilip
SwannJoan
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | English 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | English in the world |
| ISBN: | 1-136-44567-6 |
| 1-283-45842-X | |
| 9786613458421 | |
| 1-136-44568-4 | |
| 0-203-12456-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790445803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Worlds of English.