Book of Donmon Teith

A lively and accessible introduction to world Englishes, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.

Only a few centuries ago the English language consisted of a collection of dialects spoken mainly by monolinguals and only within the shores of a small island.

A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingu

From Singapore to Scotland, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through t

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding w