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English in the world : history, diversity, change / edited by Philip Seargeant and Joan Swann. - iv, 376 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 25 cm. - Worlds of English . - Worlds of English. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- A national language / Joan Beal -- A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- A global language / David Crystal -- English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- Variation and change in English / Mariam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz.

ISBN: 0415674204 9780415674201 0415674212 9780415674218

LCCN: 2011037811

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Globalization
English language--Variation.
English language--History
English language--Foreign countries

LC Class. No.: PE1073 / .E5485 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 420.9