Title:
The English language : a very short introduction / Simon Horobin.
Author:
Horobin, Simon, author.
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Call Number:
PE1075 .H67 2018
Abstract:
"[This book] : provides a concise and accessible history of English; engages with key debates concerning issues of correctness, standards, and dialects; investigates the uses of English worldwide; reflects on the future of the English language..."--Publisher's description.
ISBN:
9780198709251
Series:
Very short introduction ; 551
Very short introductions ; 551.
Physical Description:
[xix], 149 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
General Note:
First published in hardback as How English became English, 2016.
Subject Term:
Contents:
What is English -- Origins -- Authorities -- Standards -- Varieties -- Global Englishes -- Why do we care?
Uniform Title:
How English became English.
Personal Author:
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