English Language: The Basics - Paperback

by Philip Seargeant (Author)

This lively and engaging book traces English's remarkable journey from a from a small, local language to the global resource it is today.

Author Biography

Philip Seargeant is Professor of Language and Communication at the Open University, where he teaches and researches language and communication. He is the author of The Future of Language (2023) and Exploring World Englishes (with Pan Lin, 2026), and co-editor of English in the World (2013), The Routledge Handbook of English Language Studies (2018), and The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation (2023). He is currently academic consultant for BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth programme, and is a frequent contributor to publications such as Wired, The New Statesman, The New European and Prospect.