Alternative Histories of English

by Peter Trudgill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415233577
• ISBN13: 9780415233576
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"