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Peter Trudgill, The long journey of English: A geographical history of the language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 191. ISBN 9781108949576.

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Peter Trudgill, The long journey of English: A geographical history of the language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 191. ISBN 9781108949576.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2025

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Department of Language and Linguistic Science, https://ror.org/04m01e293 University of York , Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK Email: eleanor.rye@york.ac.uk
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