English in the world : history, diversity, change / edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann.

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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

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780415674218 (pbk.)

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LOC classification:

PE1073 En3 2012

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
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.

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