The English languages ; (Record no. 13207)
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| fixed length control field | 01872nam a2200253 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521485827 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521485821 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 420 |
| Item number | MAC |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | McArthur, Tom ; |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The English languages ; |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | ©1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxi, 247 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction; --<br/>Acknowledgements; --<br/>1. Organized Babel; --<br/>2. A universal resource; --<br/>3. Cracks in the academic monolith; --<br/>4. Models of English; --<br/>5. Standardness; --<br/>6. Scots and Southron; --<br/>7. Substrates and superstrates; --<br/>8. The Latin analogy; --<br/>9. The shapes of English; --<br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Hundreds of millions of people use English every day everywhere in the world, but may or may not succeed in understanding each other. Despite the success of its standard form (or forms) in many countries, the complex called "English" is immensely diverse--probably more diverse than any single language has ever been--and is likely to become even more so in the next century. This book is a compelling and broad-ranging invitation to consider the variety, the options and the implications of this vast system. The English Languages looks at the "pluralism" of English, the "Englishes," that have arisen in the past twenty years or so, and addresses the question of whether or not English can be considered a family of languages in its own right, like the Romance languages. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries. |
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| Topical Term | English language -- Variation -- Great Britain. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Communication, International. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language -- Variation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English-speaking countries. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Great Britain. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 26/06/2001 | Purchased | 796.00 | 420 MAC | 006704 | Reference Books |
| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 23/01/2003 | Purchased | 1640.00 | 420 MAC | 007616 | Reference Books |