English - One Tongue, Many Voices
Book Details
Author(s)Jan Svartvik, Geoffrey Leech
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN / ASIN1403918309
ISBN-139781403918307
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,311,815
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This readable textbook tells the fascinating story of the English language in three ways. It begins by tracing the history of the language from its obscure beginnings over 1500 years ago and follows up by showing the geographical spread of the language and its increasing diversity. Finally, it looks at the present state of English as a global language and problems and uncertainties of its future. Students interested in the history of the English language will be well-served by this valuable introduction.


