0521832195.Cambridge.University.Press.Twentieth-Century.English.History.Variation.and.Standardization.Dec.2006

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Twentieth-Century English
Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past
hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this con-
cise survey clearly documents the recent history of standard English.
Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we
can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the
major developments that have taken place. As well as taking insights from
a vast body of literature, Christian Mair presents the results of his own
cutting-edge research, revealing some important changes which have not
been previously documented. He concludes by exploring how social and
cultural factors, such as the American influence on British English, have
affected standard English in recent times. Authoritative, informative, and
engaging, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in
language change in progress - particularly those working on English, and
will be welcomed by students, researchers, and language teachers alike.
CHRISTIAN MAIR
is Chair in English Linguistics at the Universit
¨
t
Freiburg, Germany, with research interests in the corpus-based descrip-
tion of modern English grammar, and in the study of regional variation
and ongoing changes in standard English worldwide. He is author of
Infinitival clauses in English: a study of syntax in discourse (Cambridge
University Press, 1990).
STUDIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
General editor : Merja Kyt¨ (Uppsala University)
Editorial Board : Bas Aarts (University College London), John Algeo
(University of Georgia), Susan Fitzmaurice (Northern Arizona
University), Richard Hogg (University of Manchester), Charles F. Meyer
(University of Massachusetts)
Twentieth-Century English
STUDIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The aim of this series is to provide a framework for original studies of English,
both present-day and past. All books are based securely on empirical research,
and represent theoretical and descriptive contributions to our knowledge of
national varieties of English, both written and spoken. The series covers a
broad range of topics and approaches, including syntax, phonology, grammar,
vocabulary, discourse, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, and is aimed at an
international readership.
Already published in this series
Christian Mair Infinitival complement clauses in English: a study of syntax
in discourse
Charles F. Meyer Apposition on contemporary English
Jan Firbas Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication
Izchak M. Schlesinger Cognitive space and linguistic case
Katie Wales Personal pronouns in present-day English
Laura Wright The development of standard English, 1300–1800: theories,
descriptions, conflicts
Charles F. Meyer English Corpus Linguistics: theory and practice
Stephen J. Nagle and Sara L. Sanders (eds.) English in the Southern
United States
Anne Curzan Gender shifts in the history of English
Kingsley Bolton Chinese Englishes
Irma Taavitsainen and P¨ivi Pahta (eds.) Medical and scientific writing in Late
Medieval English
Elizabeth Gordon, Lyle Campbell, Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan, Andrea
Sudbury and Peter Trudgill New Zealand English: its origins and
evolution
Raymond Hickey (ed.) Legacies of colonial English
Merja Kyt¨, Mats Ryd´n and Erik Smitterberg (eds.) Nineteenth century
English: stability and change
John Algeo British or American English? A handbook of word and grammar
patterns
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