Social History of English

Name: Social History of English
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ISBN: 9780415097970

ISBN-10: 0415097975

ISBN-13: 9780415097970

Edition: 2nd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Dick Leith

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A Social History of Englishis a history of the English language that utilizes the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way, it takes into account standardization, pidginism, bi- and multi-lingualism and the issues of language maintenance, language loyalty and linguistic variation. This edition has been fully revised including: updated information about "New Englishes" in different parts of the world, a selection of texts from Anglo-Saxon to the present, a theoretical postscript outlining some problems in writing the history of English and topics for further study. All terms and concepts are explained as they are introduced, and linguistic…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/27/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Author's Preface to the First Edition


Preface to the Second Edition


Introduction



Emergence and Consolidation



Languages in Contact



Standardisation and Writing



Changing Patterns of Usage



Words and Meanings



Grammar



Pronunciation



Imposition and Spread



The Imposition of English in the British Isles



English as an International Language



Evidence, Interpretation and Theory



A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts


Theoretical Postscript


Exercises and Topics for Further Study


Appendix: International Phonetic Alphabet Consonant Symbols


Notes and Suggested Reading


Bibliography


General Index


Index of Words and Forms