How English works : a linguistic introduction /
Curzan, Anne.
Adams, Michael,1945-
New York ; London : Pearson/Longman,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index.
A Language like English -- Language and Authority -- English Phonology -- English Morphology -- Syntax: The Grammar of Words -- Syntax: Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences -- Semantics -- Spoken Discourse -- Stylistics -- Language Acquisition -- Language Variation -- American Dialects -- History of English: Old to Early Modern -- History of English: Modern and Future.
English language