1: English Voices, Joan Swann. 2: English Manuscripts: the Emergence of a Visual Identity, David Graddol. 3: The Origins of English, Dick Leith. 4: Standardization in English, David Graddol and Dick Leith. 5: English Colonial to Post Colonial, Dick Leith. 6: Variation in English Grammar, Linda Thomas. 7: Accents of English, Susan Wright. 8: Style Shifting, Codeswitching , Joan Swann. 9: Good and Bad English, Donald Mackinnon.
'The editors present a wealth of evidence of the variety and
diversity of English's forms and functions. The book is packed with
maps, manuscripts, texts, photographs, graphs, all manner of
fascinating information about the English language... an excellent,
challenging read for anyone interested in the story of English.' -
Rebecca Bunting, Spoken English
'The book's colourful, varied contents will no doubt attract
students of Linguistics, Literature and everyone interested in the
English language. The authors have done an excellent job in
providing this well researched material and keeping the jargon to a
minimum, thus making it accessible to every reader.' - Language
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