The articles in this volume are intended to bridge what Sridhar and Sridhar (1986) have called the 'paradigm gap' between traditional SLA research on the one hand and research into institutionalised second-language varieties in former colonial territories on the other. Since bot…
The issue of permanence and change of word-order patterns has long been debated in both historical linguistics and structural theories. The interest in this theme has been revamped by contemporary research in typology with its emphasis on correlation or 'harmonies' of structures…
Spatial language, that is, the way languages structure the spatial domain, is an important area of current research. In this collection, leading scholars review the spatial domain across a wide variety of languages. They show that there is great variation in the way space is str…
In this pioneering collection, a team of leading linguists and psychologists look at how the spatial domain is structured in language. Drawing on data from a wide range of languages, they uncover considerable cross-linguistic variation across this central domain, adding to debat…
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Diane Davies provides an introductory account of the subject of language, as well as a practical coursebook, with the inclusion of end of section exercises. There is a wide sampling of texts taken from different genres to illustrate varieties of English.
Variety in written English: texts in society : societies in text
by Bex, Tony
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