What is English? : and why should we care? / Tim William Machan.
What is English? : and why should we care? / Tim William Machan.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Date
2013.
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G 2014/1425
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English
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Physical content
viii, 404 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Part 1. The consequences of definition -- The river of English -- Part 2. English by the books -- Words in the shape of English -- When words die -- Space and time -- The genius of our tongue -- Part 3. English in action -- English for the English -- Beyond Britain -- English in the South Seas -- En...
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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1st ed.
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England
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
What is English? Can we be as certain as we usually are when we say something is not English? To find some answers Tim Machan explores the language's present and past, and looks ahead to its futures among the one and a half billion people who speak it. His search is fascinating and important, for definitions of English have influenced education and...
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What is English? : and why should we care? / Tim William Machan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/1425
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74VKMXoVVk3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMXoVVk3g
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ISBN
9780199601257
0199601259
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420.9
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991021244689702626
