A short introduction to the English language
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What is language?
  • 2 English in the world
  • 3 Shakespeare’s language (or ‘It’s all Greek to me’)
  • 4 Internet English
  • 5 Emojis
  • 6 Creativity and language
  • 7 The language of comedy
  • 8 The language of lying
  • 9 The language of protest
  • 10 Speaking robots
  • 11 The future of language
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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