Twentieth-Century English: History, Variation and Standardization

by Christian Mair

Book Overview

Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of Standard English. Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the major developments that have taken place. As well as taking insights from a vast body of literature, Christian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521115833
• ISBN13: 9780521115834
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"