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Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a postBrexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twentyfirstcentury English language enthusiasts.
Editions of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781108423595
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781108437738
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Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a postBrexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twentyfirstcentury English language enthusiasts.
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What is The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language about?
Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a postBrexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twentyfirstcentury English language enthusiasts.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language?
Language and Linguistics > Language: reference and general > Language: history and general works
Where can I read a sample of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781108423595
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language?
David Crystal
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781108423595) and paperback(ISBN 9781108437738)