Social History of English

<p><em>A Social History of English</em> is the first history of the English language to utilize the techniques insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way it takes into account standardization pidginization bi- and multilingualism the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty and linguistic variation.<br>This new edition has been fully revised. Additions include: * new material about 'New Englishes' across the world<br>* a new chapter entitled 'A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts'<br>* a discussion of problems involved in writing a history of English<br>All terms and concepts are explained as they are introduced and linguistic examples are chosen for their accessibility and intelligibility to the general reader.<br>It will be of interest to students of Sociolinguistics English Language History and Cultural Studies.</p>