An inside look at the movement to make English the only official language in local communities around the US.

Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These q

Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

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

Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth and legend. The notion of "one nation, one language" is part of the id