Oxford Companion to the English Language (Oxford Quick Reference)
- Publisher: Oxford
- ISBN: 9780199661282
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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 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 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.
Update 21.01.2022