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A History of English: A Sociolinguistic Approach
A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English Language.
304 pages, Paperback
First published February 8, 2001
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February 27, 2011
Waaaaaay too complicated. Way.
March 31, 2009
An excellent introduction to the history of English from a sociolinguistic perspective.
October 11, 2013
Best school textbook I've ever read. (The class itself was horrible, but that's the teacher's fault. Adjuncts, eh?)
December 10, 2013
lot of good stuff in here
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