by Dick Leith · Routledge · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780415097970
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«A Social History of English» is an essay on the social history of English by Dick Leith, published by Routledge in paperback (312 pages, in English).
The book analyzes the history of English from sociolinguistics: standardization, pidginization, bilingualism and multilingualism, language maintenance and loyalty. This edition adds a chapter on the critical linguistic history of English texts and material on new varieties of English worldwide.
Second revised edition, published in 1997; the first edition was 1983. Includes exercises, appendix, notes and bibliography.
Recommended for students and readers interested in sociolinguistics, history of the English language and cultural studies.
