What is English?: And Why Should We Care?
- ISBN-10
- 0199601259
- ISBN-13
- 9780199601257
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-08-22
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Tim William Machan
Description
What is English? To find an answer Tim Machan explores the language's present, past, and possible futures. His search is fascinating and important, for definitions of English have influenced education and law in many countries and helped shape the identities of this who live in them. Finding an account that fits the varieties of English is not simple. Tim Machan grapples with its elusive essence, through episodes in its history from rural America to colonialAustralia. Finally he reveals the stable category English resting among its shifting varieties. A book for everyone interested in English and the role of language in society.
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- 2019-02-25
- 260 pages
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