This volume examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day. It focuses on the radical changes that have taken place in the structure of English over a millennium and a half, detailing the influences of migration, colonialism and many other historical, social and cultural phenomena.
Table of Contents
1. English Voices
2. The Origins of English
3. Modernity and English as a National Language
4. Expanding English in the Twentieth Century: Colonial to Postcolonial
