Bergs Alexander, Brinton Laurel J. (Eds.). The History of English: Volume 5: Varieties of English

De Gruyter Mouton, 2017. — 416 p.This volume is one of the first detailed expositions of the history of different varieties of English. It explores language variation and varieties of English from an historical perspective, covering theoretical topics such as diffusion and supraregionalization as well as concrete descriptions of the internal and external historical developments of more than a dozen varieties of English.- Comprehensive coverage of the history of English and of major varieties of English
- Synopsis of current research into key questions and debates in English historical linguistics
- Individual chapters written by leading authorities in the field