TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leith,Dick
TI  - A social history of English
SN  - 0415164567
AV  - PE1075. L44 1997
U1  - 420.9 
PY  - 1997///]
CY  - London ; New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-290) and index; List of figures --; List of tables --; Author's preface to the first edition --; Preface to the second edition --; Introduction --; Pt. I; Emergence and consolidation --; 1; Languages in contact --; 2; Standardisation and writing --; Pt. II; Changing patterns of usage --; 3; Words and meanings --; 4; Grammar --; 5; Pronunciation --; Pt. III; Imposition and spread --; 6; The imposition of English in the British Isles --; 7; English as an international language --; Pt. IV; Evidence, interpretation and theory --; 8; A critical linguistic history of English texts --; Theoretical postscript --; Exercises and topics for further study --; Appendix --; Notes and suggested reading --; Bibliography --; General index --; Index of words and forms
ER  -