World Englishes

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WORLD ENGLISHES SECOND EDITION provides you with an engaging overview of the global variations in vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. It introduces you to the principles of linguistics variation and provides coverage on the roots of English (including Scots), the spread of English, variation of English as a second language, and trends for the future. Thoroughly updated in line with recent research, World Englishes Second Edition also includes:additi…

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Full title :World Englishes.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (263 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781444135381, 1444135384
oclc:ocn956645278
LC Classification:PE3401
Dewey Decimal:427.96

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""IPA chart""; ""1 The roots of English""; ""2 The spread of English""; ""3 Variation in English""; ""3.1 Linguistic diversity and diffusion""; ""3.2 Types of variation in form""; ""3.3 Variation in historical origin and evolution""; ""3.4 Dimensions of classification""; ""4 The inner circle""; ""4.1 England""; ""4.2 Wales/Cymru""; ""4.3 Scotland""; ""4.4 Ireland""; ""4.5 The USA""; ""4.6 Canada""; ""4.7 Australia""; ""4.8 New Zealand/Aotearoa""; ""4.9 South Africa""; ""4.10 Liberia""; ""4.11 The Caribbean""

""4.12 Some a?lesser-knowna? minor varieties of English""""5 The outer circle""; ""5.1 Social and political issues surrounding the use of English in the outer circle""; ""5.2 Some common features of the a?New Englishesa?""; ""5.3 South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc.""; ""5.4 Africa""; ""5.5 South-East Asia""; ""5.6 Others""; ""6 The expanding circle""; ""6.1 The rise of English in the expanding circle""; ""6.2 Domains for English""; ""6.3 English in lingua-franca situations""; ""6.4 The possibility of expanding-circle Englishes and two examples""

""6.5 How English might …

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Anglais (Langue) -- Anglophonie Anglais (Langue) -- Pays du Commonwealth Anglais (Langue) -- Pays étrangers Anglais (Langue) -- Variation Anglais (Langue) -- Variation -- Anglop… Anglais (Langue) -- Variation -- Pays d… Anglais (Langue) -- Variation -- Pays é… Commonwealth Commonwealth countries Engelska språket -- språkvariation Englisch English language English language -- Commonwealth countr… English language -- English-speaking co… English language -- Foreign countries English language -- Variation English language -- Variation -- Common… English language -- Variation -- Englis… English language -- Variation -- Foreig… English-speaking countries