A Cultural History of the English Language

This text presents a history of English from the perspective of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, relating changes and at the same time providing a framework for corpus-based historical research. It covers social events in Britain and Europe, the colonies and the "aftermath of Empire.

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Gerry Knowles eas formerly Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Lancaster, UK.

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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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The origins of the English language
English and Danish
English and French
English and Latin
The language of England
The language of Revolution
The language of learned and polite persons
The languages of Great Britain
The language of Empire.