Eight British and American linguistics and literary historians investigate facets of the English language in texts ranging from Old English legal documents to recent recordings of Black American speech in Texas. Each essay addresses some aspect of the language's tendency toward standardization. Not indexed. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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