What is English? And Why Should We Care?
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press,, 2013
- First Edition
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First edition. viii,404pp. Blue paper covered thick boards, silver lettering to spine. D.w. 24x16cm. d.w.sl.stained. Otherwise fine condition. [L05093-607564].
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- Title
- What is English? And Why Should We Care?
- Author
- Machan,Tim William
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press,
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- fine
- Dust jacket
- very good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0199601259
- ISBN 13
- 9780199601257
- Edition
- First edition.
Finding an account that fits the constantly changing varieties of English is, Tim Machan finds, anything but simple. But he rises to the challenge, grappling with its elusive essence through episodes in its history. He looks at the ambitions of Caxton, the preoccupations of Johnson, and the eloquence of Churchill, tussles with the jargons of contemporary business, and pursues his object from rural America to James Cook's Australia. He examines creoles, pidgins, and dialects, and takes apart competing histories showing their assumptions and prejudices. Finally he reveals the stable category English, resting paradoxically within its constantly mutating forms and varieties.
This is a book for everyone interested in English and the role of language in society and culture.
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