Language

Language

Author: Otto Jespersen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-24

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 1135662886

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This book was first published in 1922, Language is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics.


Origins of the English Language

Origins of the English Language

Author: Joseph M. Williams

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0029344700

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From Simon & Schuster, Origins of the English Language is Joseph M. Williams' exploration of social and linguistic history. In this book, author Joseph Williams presents a unique social and linguistic history as he explains the ways in which culture, education, class, and race affect language use and what changes in grammar reveal about the changes in our social lives.


Oxford Companion to the English Language

Oxford Companion to the English Language

Author: Tom McArthur

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-05-14

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13: 0191073873

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The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective, covering topics from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. It succinctly described and discussed the English language at the end of the twentieth century, including its distribution and varieties, its cultural, political, and educational impact worldwide, its nature, origins, and prospects, and its pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, word-formation, and usage. This new edition notably focuses on World Englishes, English language teaching, English as an international language, and the effect of technological advances on the English language. More than 130 new entries include African American English, British Sign Language, China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking, superdiversity, and text messaging, among many others. It also includes new biographical entries on key individuals who have had an impact on the English language in recent decades, including Beryl (Sue) Atkins, Adam Kilgariff, and John Sinclair. It is an invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for any general reader with an interest in language.