English Language: A Very Short Introduction Horobin Simon Professor of English Language and Literature University of OxfordPaperback
English Language: A Very Short Introduction Horobin Simon Professor of English Language and Literature University of OxfordPaperback The English language is spoken by more than a billion people…
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English Language: A Very Short Introduction Horobin Simon Professor of English Language and Literature University of OxfordPaperback
The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. And how has it evolved into the language used today?In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English we know today, and celebrates the way new speakers and new uses mean that it continues to adapt. But where did English come from?
What is the future for the English language? Engaging with contemporary concerns about correctness, Horobin considers whether such changes are improvements, or evidence of slipping standards. Will Standard English continue to hold sway, or we are witnessing its replacement by newly emerging Englishes?ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.
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