This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a…

Media commentators have noted a rising public tolerance to the use of rude or offensive words in modern English. John Lydon’s obscene outburst on 'I’m…

This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new…

Learning English focuses on young children's acquisition of spoken and written English in monolingual and bilingual contexts and explores the debates surrounding English in schools…

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics. It examines the way in which the English…

The English language is spreading across the world, and so too is hip-hop culture: both are being altered, developed, reinterpreted, reclaimed. This timely book explores…

Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day. It focuses on the radical changes that…

In recent decades, the cultural and linguistic legacies of the colonial era have been superseded by the globalization of English through the international mass media,…