The English Language: A Very Short Introduction : Simon Horobin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347668 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The English Language: A Very Short Introduction Author: Simon Horobin Narrator: Shaun Grindell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: 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? 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 are we witnessing its replacement by newly emerging Englishes?