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.
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English language--Globalization English language--Variation. English language--History English language--Foreign countries