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It addresses discussions over the past two decades about the nature of English variation and considers whether English should be treated as a family of languages in its own right, comparable to the Romance languages. Written by Tom McArthur, it frames English diversity as a continuing, forward-looking phenomenon shaped by global use.","# THE ENGLISH\n\nLANGUAGES  \nTOM McARTHUR  \n研K:bntertainment.Guide to F  \n# IHE PRAGUE\n\nAL-Ahram  \nWeekly0LAJIEbacktrack on BosniaT BaM断La nnd7hrF位A-ant i Teho  yACedbDBorder Pact Blockedma.ui n     tng gobi snscB wofna Eana mha aa  ryMečiar Rejects His President's AgreementnedihnCtInsideCinianscounterT   禁TROUBLESoposals   herwhel     __the tourist hoeja三Cmonumoy lusondonansthe industry yan加foriprak pirodfaga nTiyn aesau sonrepee5BANDONTE  KTheSngrr Man avseplaims bw oe ofOnthecogntry's top rockgrPops.PMnoc,facedisbandmeMThe iKorle English Lunguge Monthly in FrunceLTY anKorea toreopenconsulate-generalKecoroerinHoCiMnhCrnr 19LRo   a       Ju.1993NEWChrF录768The M委Wrap  \nAi  \niel P  \ne  \ng      Prara  \n2e  \nCanto is an imprint offering a range of titles,classic and more recent,across a broad spec-trum of subject areas and interests.History,literature,biography,archaeology,politics,religion,psychology,philosophy,and scienceare all represented in Canto's speciallyselected list of titles,which now offers someof the best and most accessible of Cambridgepublishing to a wider readership.  \n# The English Languages\n\nHundreds of millions of people use English every day everywhere inthe world,but may or may not succeed in understanding each other.Despite the success of its standard form(or forms)in many countries,the complex called ‘English'is immensely diverse-probably morediverse than any single language has ever been -and is likely tobecome even more so in the next century.This book is a compellingand broad-ranging invitation to consider the variety,the options,andthe implications of this vast system.The English Languages looks at the‘pluralism'of English,especially the ‘Englishes'that have been dis-cussed in the last twenty years or so,and addresses the question ofwhether or not English can be considered a family of languages in itsown right,like the Romance languages.  \nTom McArthur studied at both Glasgow and Edinburgh universities.He is founder editor of the quarterly English Today:The InternationalReview of the English Language(Cambridge University Press,1984-)and of The Oxford Companion to the English Language(1992).He haspublished some 20 books on language,language teaching,lexicogra-phy,and Indian philosophy.A former Head of English at CathedralSchool,Bombay,and Associate Professor of English at the Universitédu Québec,he has since 1984 been an independent writer,editor,con-sultant,and broadcaster,and Honorary University Fellow at theDictionary Research Centre,the University of Exeter.  \nThe English Languages  \nTom McArthur  \nPUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEThe Pitt Building,Trumpington Street,Cambridge CB21RP,United Kingdom  \nCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS  \nThe Edinburgh Building,Cambridge CB22RU,United Kingdom40 West 20th Street,New York,NY 10011-4211,USA10 Stamford Road,Oakleigh,Melbourne 3166,Australia  \nCambridge University Press 1998  \nThis book is in copyright.Subject to statutory exception andto the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place withoutthe written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published 1998  \nPrinted in the United Kingdom at the University Press,Cambridge  \nTypeset in 9.5pt/11.5pt Charter  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress cataloguing in publication data  \nMcArthur,Tom(Thomas Burns)  \nThe English languages/Tom McArthur  \np.cm.Includes index.  \nISBN0521485827(paperback)ISBN 0521481309(hardback)  \n1.English language-Variation-English-speaking countries.  \n2.English language-Variation-Foreign countries.3.Englishlanguage-Variation-Great Britain.4.Communication,International.I.Title.PE2751.M381998427-dc2197-42227 CIP  \nISBN 0521481309 hardbackISBN0521485827 paperback  \nTo Sidney Greenbaum(1929-1996),the first grammarian of International Standard English","cbCaih9t97G0cFeJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih9t97G0cFeJ","pdf",14141890,1,274,"English","en",105,"# The English Languages\n## English as a diverse system\n## English pluralism and “Englishes”\n## Author background and publications","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of The English Languages?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on the variety and pluralism of English worldwide, especially the different “Englishes” discussed over recent decades.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the book argue that English can be considered a language family?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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