This book reflects on the future of the English language as used by native speakers, speakers of nativized New Englishes, and users of English as a lingua franc

Recent developments in contact linguistics suggest considerable overlap of branches such as historical linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics, pidgin/creole

Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 10, , course: Lexicology and Etymology, language: English,

Traditional dialects have been encroached upon by the increasing mobility of their speakers and by the onslaught of national languages in education and mass med