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1. Exploring Language Change

   By Mari Jones, Ishtla Singh

   In this student-friendly text, Jones and Singh explore the phenomenon of language change, with a particular focus on the social contexts of its occurrence and possible motivations, including speakers’ intentions and attitudes. Presenting new or little-known data, the authors draw a distinction...

   Published November 16th 2005 by Routledge
2. The History of English

   A Student's Guide

   By Gurmit Singh, Ishtla Singh

   The History of English provides an accessible introduction to the changes that English has undergone from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day. The text looks at the major periods in the history of English, and provides for each a socio-historical context, an overview of the relevant...

   Published March 30th 2005 by Routledge
3. Pidgins and Creoles

   By Ishtla Singh

   Pidgins and creoles have always attracted a great deal of interest - academic and otherwise - but in recent decades they have become increasingly important as a field of linguistic inquiry. Placing pidgins and creoles in the wider setting of linguistic theory, this book bridges the gap between...

   Published July 27th 2000 by Routledge