Presents a view of language as essentially rhetorical through the use of sources as varied as classical rhetoric, modern linguistics and the critical reading of literature. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of English studies, communication studies and linguistics.

The power of address: Explorations in rhetoric

Leith, Dick

Literature & Fiction

Routledge

Written from the perspective of sociolinguistics, this introductory history of the English language provides a non-technical account of linguistic change, without assuming any familiarity on the part of the reader with linguistic method and terminology.

A Social History of English

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

A Social History of English is the first history of the English language to utilize the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way, it takes into account standardization, pidginization, bi- and multilingualism, the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty, and linguistic variation.This new edition has been fully revised. Additions include: * new material about 'New Englishes' across the world* a new chapter entitled 'A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts'* a discussion of problems involved in writing a history of EnglishAll terms and concepts are explained as they are introduced, and linguistic examples are chosen for their accessibility and intelligibility to the general reader.It will be of interest to students of Sociolinguistics, English Language, History and Cultural Studies.

Routledge& Kegan Paul

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A Social History of English.

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The power of address: Explorations in rhetoric

A Social History of English

A Social History of English

A Social History of English.

A Social History of English