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Informationen zum Autor Philip Seargeant is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the Centre for Language and Communication at The Open University, UK. Joan Swann is a senior lecturer and currently Director of the Centre for Language and Communication at The Open University, UK. Klappentext English in the World: History, diversity, change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. Zusammenfassung English in the World: History, diversity, change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. English in the World Today. Philip Seargeant 2. A National Language. Joan Beal 3. A Colonial Language. Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant 4. A Global Language. David Crystal 5. English and Englishes. Jennifer Smith 6. English and Other Languages. Kay McCormick 7. Variation and Change in English. Miriam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz Appendix 1: History of English timeline. Appendix 2: A Note on Describing English. Joan Swann
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Introduction 1. English in the World Today. Philip Seargeant 2. A National Language. Joan Beal 3. A Colonial Language. Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant 4. A Global Language. David Crystal 5. English and Englishes. Jennifer Smith 6. English and Other Languages. Kay McCormick 7. Variation and Change in English. Miriam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz Appendix 1: History of English timeline. Appendix 2: A Note on Describing English. Joan Swann
