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N.F. Blake, A history of the English language. London: Macmillan, 1996. Pp. xv + 382. Hardback £40, ISBN 0 333 60983 2; paperback £12.99, ISBN 0 333 60984 0. - D. Graddol, D. Leith and J. Swann, The English language: history, diversity and change. London: Routledge, 1996. Pp. xi + 394. Hardback £40, ISBN 0 415 13117 0; paperback £14.99, ISBN 0 415 13118 9.

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Jeremy J. Smith
Jeremy J. Smith
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Department of English LanguageUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow 12 [email protected]
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English Language & Linguistics , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , November 1997 , pp. 359 - 362
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