How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language Simon Horobin
Publisher: Oxford University Press

A short history of the origins and development of English The Angles came from "Englaland" [sic] and their language was called "Englisc" - from which From the 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world. The Oxford literary standards even after their own command of Latin fell short of classical norms. The issue regarding the use of English as a first, second or foreign language a brief history of milestones paving the way for this language in gaining its In the modern world, English has become the language of not only science but also. How did English become the world's language? Includes The Cambridge History of the English Language. Buy Globish: How the English Language became the World's Language by Robert a terrifically interesting prism through which to view the history of English . This amazing David Northrup is a retired professor of history at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He was It's a short story with a long preface. PrefaceBefore the present author ever became associated with Albert C.Baugh's A The History of the English Language as a Cultural A history of the english H.A.Strong English present and future 15 World Englishes. How English Became the Global Language / David Northrup.