Based on Peter Trudgill's weekly column in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper, this book has two overall messages. The first is that language is a fascinating a...
In the last five hundred years or so, the English language has undergone remarkable geographical expansion, bringing it into contact with other languages in new...
This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way...
Were Stone-Age languages really more complex than their modern counterparts? Was Basque actually once spoken over all of Western Europe? Were Welsh-speaking sla...
Why do Greek lorries have Metaphores written on the side? Is it grammatically correct to say 'the best team won' after a football match? What is the difference ...
Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive ...
English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world, with native-speaking communities at the furthest ends of the earth. However, just three thousan...
This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way...
This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way...
From Singapore to Scotland, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through t...
Language is a part of us all and is tightly woven into human experience. Yet, although research into language has increased at a phenomenal rate over the last f...
From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through t...
byRichard Watts,Peter Trudgill
This groundbreaking collection explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English that do not make it into standard textbooks.Orthodox histories have...
byPeter Trudgill,J. K. Chambers
This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing so...
byPeter Trudgill,Arthur Hughes,Dominic Watt
English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with inv...