Language Change examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are reflected in language use

Language Change: *explores the attitudes, values and assumptions that shape the way we use language *looks at how language change operates within different genres, such as problem pages, sports reports and recipes *provides lively examples from everyday communication, including letters, emails, postcards and text messages *includes a unit on how new words are formed and features a full glossary.