TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gramley,Stephan
AU  - Gramley,Vivian
TI  - The history of English: an introduction 
SN  - 9781032409702
AV  - PE1072 .G73 2024
U1  - 420.9  GRA-GRA  22/eng/20231106
PY  - 2024///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - History
KW  - Variation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The History of English provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the evolution of the language, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts. The book also explores the wider global course of the language, including a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia"--
ER  -