Watching English Change
An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century
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A ground-breaking text which examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard-English and takes an historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred. It includes many useful exercises, notes and discussion points.
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