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How English became English : a short history of a global language /
"The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In Do You Speak English? Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language, examining how the language continu...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Édition: | First edition. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In Do You Speak English? Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language, examining how the language continues to adapt even today, as English continues to find new speakers and new uses. Engaging with contemporary concerns about correctness, Horobin considers whether such changes are improvements, or evidence of slipping standards. What is the future for the English Language? Will Standard English continue to hold sway, or are we witnessing its replacement by newly emerging Englishes?"--Publisher's website |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xii, 175 pages .) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191069208 0191069205 0191069213 9780191069215 |