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.