TY - BOOK AU - Seargeant,Philip AU - Swann,Joan TI - English in the world: history, diversity, change T2 - Worlds of English SN - 9780203124567 (e-book : PDF) PY - 2012/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - English language KW - Globalization KW - Variation KW - History KW - Foreign countries KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-358) and index; 1. English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- 2. A national language / Joan Beal -- 3. A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- 4. A global language / David Crystal -- 5. English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- 6. English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- 7. Variation and change in English / Miriam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203124567 ER -