World English: A Study of Its Development

World English - A Study of Its Development

by Janina Brutt-Griffler

Multilingual Matters Ltd (Feb 2002) | 215 pages
ISBN-10: 1853595780 | ISBN-13: 978-1853595783
PDF | English | 2.60 MB

This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its langauge change. It links linguistic and sociolinguistic variables that have conditioned the evolution and change of English, putting forward a new framework of language spread and change.

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