English historical linguistics is a subfield of linguistics which has developed theories and methods for exploring the history of the English language. This Han

This collection reflects Minoji Akimoto's concern with studies of change in English that are theoretically-informed, but founded on substantial bodies of data.

Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, and

Through integrating different perspectives on language change, this book explores the enormous on-going linguistic upheavals in the wake of the global dominance