How English Became English : A Short History of a Global Language.

Cover -- How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- 1: What is English? -- Old English -- Early Modern English -- Scots -- Tok Pisin -- Modern English -- 2: Origins -- Beginnings -- Old English (AD 650-1100) -- Middle English (1100-1500) -- Early Modern English (1500-1750) -- Late Modern English (1750-1900) -- 3: Authorities -- Dictionaries -- Academies -- Usage Guides -- Sources -- Logic -- Etymology -- Descriptive or Prescriptive? -- 4: Standards -- Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't -- Right Writing -- Talking Proper -- Good Grammar -- 5: Varieties -- Dialects -- Scots -- Attitudes -- Accents -- Dialect Grammars -- Dialect Vocabulary -- The Future -- Registers -- Electronic Discourse -- Neologisms -- Punctuation -- 6: Global Englishes -- English in America -- English in Canada -- English in Australia and New Zealand -- Models -- English in South Asia -- Mixed Varieties: Singlish -- Pidgins and Creoles -- The Future -- 7: Why Do We Care? -- Rights and Wrongs -- Good Grammar in the Marketplace -- Good Grammar in the Classroom -- Good Grammar and Latin Grammar -- The Marketability of Good Grammar -- English and Nationalism -- FURTHER READING -- ELECTRONIC RESOURCES -- INDEX.

The English language is a subject of fascination for many people and is frequently the subject of lively debate in the media. In this book, Simon Horobin considers the rich history of the English language, before moving to discuss its role, status, and future.

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