Author: LEITH, DICK.
Title: A Social History of English. (Language and Society Series).
Description: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983. 0710092601. 1st edition. "The first history of the English language to utilise the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics..It accords more space than is usual to the relationships between English and minority languages in the British Isles, and to the evidence afforded by regional dialects, both rural and urban. It also examines the development of 'ex-colonial' varieties of English around the world." Pp.x/224. Grey cloth, dustwrapper, minor sunning to spine. VG/G+.

Keywords: Leith Social History English Language Society Sociolinguistics Dialect Grammar Pronunciation 46272 Sociology


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