A social history of English
Leith, Dick, 1947-1997
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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.
Main title:
A social history of English / Dick Leith.
Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 1997.
Collation:
x, 301p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1983.Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-290) and index.
ISBN:
9780415097970 (pbk)
Dewey class:
420.9420.9
Local class:
420
Language:
English
BRN:
415521