English in the world : history, diversity, change / edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann.
Material type: TextSeries: Worlds of EnglishPublication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge/Open University, 2012.Description: iv, 376 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415674218 (pbk.)
- PE1073 En3 2012
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section | Non-fiction | RUS PE1073 En3 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Room use only | 76620 | 00076604 |
Includes bibliographical references (pp.349-350) and index.
English in the world today -- A National language -- A Colonial language -- A Global language -- English and Englishes -- English and other languages -- Variation and change in English.
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."--Back cover.
Fund 164 Creative Mind Books Center Purchased 08/16/2020 76620 nej 3,825.00 2018-06-610 2018-1-0296