The history of Late Modern Englishes : an activity-based approach / Keith Johnson.

"The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Johnson, Keith, 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Learning about language.
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Table of Contents:
  • Into the middle of things
  • 'Ascertaining English' : the eighteenth century
  • The nineteenth century : English, standard and non-standard
  • short interlude about variety
  • 'A tongue of small reach' : England
  • 'A tongue of small reach' : Wales, Scotland, Ireland
  • 'Immigrants goes to America' : English in North America
  • A world apart? : Australia and New Zealand
  • Wider still and wider
  • Pidgins, Creoles, and Tok Pisin : a 'ghastly mutilated English'?
  • Worldwide
  • English : a language with a past . . . and a future?