A Social History of English

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• List of Figures vi
• List of Tables vii
• Author's Preface to the First Edition viii
• Preface to the Second Edition ix
• Introduction 1
• Part I - Emergence and Consolidation 5
• 1 - Languages in Contact 7
• 2 - Standardisation and Writing 31
• Part II - Changing Patterns of Usage 59
• 3 - Words and Meanings 61
• 4 - Grammar 86
• 5 - Pronunciation 112
• Part III - Imposition and Spread 147
• 6 - The Imposition of English in the British Isles 149
• 7 - English as an International Language 180
• Part IV - Evidence, Interpretation and Theory 215
• 8 - A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts 217
• Theoretical Postscript 255
• Exercises and Topics for Further Study 266
• Appendix: International Phonetic Alphabet Consonant Symbols 270
• Notes and Suggested Reading 272
• Bibliography 278
• General Index 291
• Index of Words and Forms 299

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