Dick Leith

Written in a non-technical manner, this book takes into account standardisation, pidginisation, bi- and multilingualism, the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty, and linguistic variation.

A Social History of English

Joan Swann

David Graddol

In this provocative interpretation of the history of English, the contributors emphasise the diversity of English throughout its history and the changing social meanings of different varieties of English.

Dick Leith

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