Exploring Language Change

By Mari Jones, Ishtla Singh

In this student-friendly text, Jones and Singh explore the phenomenon of language change, with a particular focus on the social contexts of its occurrence and...

Published November 17th 2005 by Routledge.

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Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese

A formal view

By Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu

Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese illuminates how studies of language development and change provide special insights into the understanding of current, synchronic systems of...

Published July 22nd 2004 by Routledge.

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Language Change

By Adrian Beard

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second...

Published February 12th 2004 by Routledge.

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A Survey of Modern English

By Stephan Gramley, Michael Pátzold

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this authoritative guide is a comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English. In one volume the...

Published October 16th 2003 by Routledge.

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A History of the English Language

By Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable

Praise for the fifth edition:

'The fifth edition of A History of the English Language will continue to be the standard reference work on the history...

Published March 21st 2002 by Routledge.

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Learning English

Development and Diversity

Edited by Neil Mercer, Joan Swann

English is learnt, internationally, in a range of diverse settings. This book examines processes of language acquisition in English, as well as what it...

Published December 5th 1996 by Routledge.

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English

History, Diversity and Change

Edited by David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann

The story of English is often presented as one of progress: from a set of Germanic dialects to a fully-fledged national and international language. The...

Published April 4th 1996 by Routledge.

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Linguistic Ecology

Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region

By Peter Mühlhäusler

In Linguistic Ecology, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the...

Published January 4th 1996 by Routledge.

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French Inside Out

The Worldwide Development of the French Language in the Past, the Present and the Future

By Henriette Walter

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walter provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and...

Published December 9th 1993 by Routledge.

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Accentual Change and Language Contact

A Comparative Survey and a Case Study of Northern Europe

By Joe Salmons

Spoken language is subject to constant change and the influence of other speakers. This book takes in a survey of literature available on the topic...

Published December 17th 1992 by Routledge.

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