... approaches to language variation and language change These sub-disciplines include, amongst others: language and ethnicity, language and gender, language and age, multilingualism, language planning ... much variation among different varieties of the language Simply consider the differences that exist between American English and English English (the English spoken in England) without even beginning ... early 198 0s, reflecting the spread of English as an international language, initially highlighted in A8 The expansion of different varieties of Englishes around the world has been intensified by English...