Alternative Histories of the English Language

Description

This groundbreaking collection explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English that do not make it into standard textbooks.Orthodox histories have presented a tunnel version of the history of the English language which is sociologically inadequate. In this book a range of leading international scholars show how this focus on standard English dialect is to the detriment of those which are non-standard or from other areas of the world. Presents a fuller and richer picture of the complexity of the history of English, and explains why English is the diverse world language it is today.

First Sentence

The purpose of this section of the book is to focus on aspects of the histories of as of many as possible of those varieties of English which have often-or even always-been neglected in histories of the language.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Alternative Histories of the English LanguageRoutledge2002-02-01
• Alternative Histories of the English LanguageRoutledge2002-02-01
• Alternative Histories of EnglishElectronic resourceTaylor & Francis Inc2004-01-01
• Alternative Histories of EnglishElectronic resourceTaylor & Francis Group Plc2004-01-01