The history of Late Modern Englishes : an activity-based approach / Keith Johnson.
"The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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| Series: | Learning about language.
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Table of Contents:
- Into the middle of things
- 'Ascertaining English' : the eighteenth century
- The nineteenth century : English, standard and non-standard
- short interlude about variety
- 'A tongue of small reach' : England
- 'A tongue of small reach' : Wales, Scotland, Ireland
- 'Immigrants goes to America' : English in North America
- A world apart? : Australia and New Zealand
- Wider still and wider
- Pidgins, Creoles, and Tok Pisin : a 'ghastly mutilated English'?
- Worldwide
- English : a language with a past . . . and a future?