DENNIS FREEBORN was Head of Language Studies at the College of Ripon and York St. John, UK, until 1984, and was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies for the London University Schools Examinations Board.

• IntroductionVariety, Change and the Idea of Correct EnglishDialects and Standard English: the pastDialects and Standard English: the presentRegional Accents and Received PronunciationSpoken English and Written EnglishLearning to TalkStyle in Spoken English I: Grammar and VocabularyStyle in Spoken English II: ConversationVariety in Written English I: Reporting the NewsVariety in Written English II: StyleThe Language and Sound Patterns of VerseLanguage and 'Politically Correct' UsageBooklist.