Tom Diamond, Mark Sanders

English in the World

History, Diversity, Change
Herausgegeben:Seargeant, Philip; Swann, Joan

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Produktbeschreibung

English in the World: History, diversity, change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y119427
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 192mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9780415674218
• ISBN-10: 0415674212
• Artikelnr.: 33083600

Autorenporträt

Philip Seargeant is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the Centre for Language and Communication at The Open University, UK. Joan Swann is a senior lecturer and currently Director of the Centre for Language and Communication at The Open University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 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 Appendix 1: History of English timeline. Appendix 2: A Note on Describing English. Joan Swann