English Language : A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 51581)
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| fixed length control field | 01195 a2200205 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251011174126.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780198709251 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 420.9 HOR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Horobin, Simon |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | English Language : A Very Short Introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Oxford University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Oxford |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 149 |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Very Short Introductions |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today?<br/><br/>In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English we know today, and celebrates the way new speakers and new uses mean that it continues to adapt. Engaging with contemporary concerns about correctness, Horobin considers whether such changes are improvements, or evidence of slipping standards. What is the future for the English language? Will Standard English continue to hold sway, or we are witnessing its replacement by newly emerging Englishes? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | English Language |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Language and Linguistics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Historical Linguistics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Linguistics |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
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