How English Became the Global Language / David Northrup.
How English Became the Global Language / David Northrup.
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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G 2013/3101
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 205 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: disciplines, perspectives, debates, and overview. How different disciplines tell the history of English ; An introduction to language history ; Debates about modern history ; Overview -- The language of the British Isles. Invaders ; Modern English ; English in Scotland, Wales, and Irel...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
"While there have been many books on the history of globalization to date, most have stressed economics and politics. Cultural globalization, of which the emergence of English as the world's first global language is a prime example, has been comparatively neglected. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by...
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How English Became the Global Language / David Northrup.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2013/3101
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74VKDXjK4MqO
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ISBN
1137303069 (alk. paper)
9781137303059 (alk. paper)
1137303050 (alk. paper)
9781137303066 (alk. paper)
DDC
420.9
MMS ID
991019010709702626
