English in the World: History, Diversity, Change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. The first

A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingu

A lively and accessible introduction to world Englishes, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.

Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th centur

Assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers an accessible overview of English dialects, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries & key