Images of English : a cultural history of the language /
Bailey, Richard W.,
Images of English : a cultural history of the language / Richard W. Bailey. - xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-314) and index.
English discerned -- Emergent English -- English abroad -- World English -- English transplanted -- Postcolonial English -- English improved -- Imaginary English -- English imperiled -- Proper English.
0472102834 9780472102839 0472082426 9780472082421
English language--History
Language and culture
PE1072 / .B33 1991
420.9
Images of English : a cultural history of the language / Richard W. Bailey. - xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-314) and index.
English discerned -- Emergent English -- English abroad -- World English -- English transplanted -- Postcolonial English -- English improved -- Imaginary English -- English imperiled -- Proper English.
0472102834 9780472102839 0472082426 9780472082421
English language--History
Language and culture
PE1072 / .B33 1991
420.9