The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an
authoritative single-volume source of information about the English
language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The
first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998,
adopted a strong international perspective, covering topics from
Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Caribbean English and a
historical range from Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide
Web. It succinctly described and discussed the English language at
the end of the twentieth century, including its distribution and
varieties, its cultural, political, and educational impact
worldwide, its nature, origins, and prospects, and its
pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, word-formation, and usage. This
new edition notably focuses on World Englishes, English language
teaching, English as an international language, and the effect of
technological advances on the English language. More than 130 new
entries include African American English, British Sign Language,
China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking,
superdiversity, and text messaging, among many others. It also
includes new biographical entries on key individuals who have had
an impact on the English language in recent decades, including
Beryl (Sue) Atkins, Adam Kilgariff, and John Sinclair. It is an
invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating
reading for any general reader with an interest in language.
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