ABSTRACT
The Companion to English Language Studies is designed as a resource for those studying English language at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It will also be of interest to those teaching English, and others who wish to check, consolidate or update their knowledge of an area of English Language Studies. The book focuses mainly on contemporary English Language Studies (for more detailed accounts of the history of English, see the suggestions in Further Reading at the end of Part I) and draws on work by language specialists from a range of backgrounds. It takes into account the contemporary position of English in the world and recent developments in the study of the English language and its use, as we explain below.
