This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its langauge change. It links linguistic and socioloinguistic variables that have conditioned the evolution and change of English, putting forward a new framework of langauge spread and change.
This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its langaug...
