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Language myths and the history of English /

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This book aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English, and to reveal new myths that are currently being constructed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watts, Richard J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
Subjects:
English language > History.
English language > Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics.
Discourse analysis.
Sociolinguistique.
sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
Discourse analysis
English language
English language > Social aspects
Sociolinguistics
English.
Languages & Literatures.
English Language.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English, and to reveal new myths that are currently being constructed.
Item Description:"Oxford scholarship online."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199716678
0199716676