TY - BOOK ID - 28026757 TI - The English languages PY - 2003 SN - 0521485827 9780521485821 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - -#KVHA:Taalkunde; Engels KW - -Engelse taal KW - -Variation KW - -Communication, International KW - English language KW - Variation KW - Engelse taal KW - varianten. KW - Anglais (langue) KW - À l'étranger KW - Variation linguistique KW - Anglais langue internationale KW - English-speaking countries KW - Foreign countries KW - Great Britain KW - Communication [International ] KW - English language - Variation - English-speaking countries. KW - English language - Variation - Great Britain. KW - Communication, International KW - #KVHA:Taalkunde; Engels KW - International communication KW - World communication KW - Anglais langue internationale. KW - Variation linguistique. KW - Communication KW - Germanic languages KW - English language - Variation - English-speaking countries KW - English language - Variation - Foreign countries KW - English language - Variation - Great Britain KW - Varianten. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:28026757 AB - Hundreds of millions of people use English every day everywhere in the world, but may or may not succeed in understanding each other. Despite the success of its standard form (or forms) in many countries, the complex called 'English' is immensely diverse - probably more diverse than any single language has ever been - and is likely to become even more so in the next century. This book is a compelling and broad-ranging invitation to consider the variety, the options and the implications of this vast system. The English Languages looks at the 'pluralism' of English, the 'Englishes', that have arisen in the last twenty years or so, and addresses the question of whether or not English can be considered a family of languages in its own right, like the Romance languages. ER -