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Publication details [#29890]
Barber, Charles. 1993. The English language: A historical introduction. Cambridge University Press. xii + 299 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
ISBN
0-521-41620-5
Annotation
This book traces the history of English from its inception in Proto-Indo-European over its implantation and cultivation in Britain to its exportation across the world. The focus is on standard varieties, but English-based pidgins and creoles as well as English in second and foreign language contexts are also described.