Twentieth-century English :
Mair, Christian.
Twentieth-century English : history, variation, and standardization / 20th-century English Christian Mair. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xvi, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in English language .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.
1. Setting the scene; 2. Ongoing language change: problems of detection and verification; 3. Lexical change in twentieth-century English; 4. Grammatical changes in twentieth-century English; 5. Pronunciation; 6. Language change in context: changing communicative and discourse norms in twentieth-century English; 7. Conclusion.
0521832195 (hbk.) 9780521832199 (hbk.)
2007295520
GBA649278 bnb
013475434 Uk
English language--20th century
English language--Standardization.
English language--Variation.
Linguistic change--History--20th century.
PE1087 / .M35 2006
420.904 MAI
Twentieth-century English : history, variation, and standardization / 20th-century English Christian Mair. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xvi, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in English language .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.
1. Setting the scene; 2. Ongoing language change: problems of detection and verification; 3. Lexical change in twentieth-century English; 4. Grammatical changes in twentieth-century English; 5. Pronunciation; 6. Language change in context: changing communicative and discourse norms in twentieth-century English; 7. Conclusion.
0521832195 (hbk.) 9780521832199 (hbk.)
2007295520
GBA649278 bnb
013475434 Uk
English language--20th century
English language--Standardization.
English language--Variation.
Linguistic change--History--20th century.
PE1087 / .M35 2006
420.904 MAI