World Englishes

Gunnel Melchers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2003
Hodder Arnold H&S (Verlag)
978-0-340-71887-2 (ISBN)

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This text provides an overview of the English language around the world in a single, accessible volume. It is illustrated with examples of varieties of English from various media and transriptions of the recordings on an accompanying cassette that can be purchased separately.

'World Englishes' provides an overview of English around the world in a single, accessible volume. The book is illustrated with fascinating examples of varieties of English taken from fiction, popular culture, newspapers, and transcriptions of the recordings on the accompanying CD. All the main areas of the world in which English is spoken are represented.

This enthralling book includes an introduction to the principles of linguistic variation and sections on the roots of English (including Scots); the spread of English; varieties of English as a second language; English as a foreign language; and future trends. The discussion is informed by the latest research, and offers a lively and entertaining introduction to English around the world. The CD includes speakers from New Zealand, the Shetland Islands and St Kitts, as well as many others.

Gunnel Melchers, Department of English, Stockholm University, Sweden Philip Shaw, Department of English, Stockholm University, Sweden

The roots of English
The spread of English
An introduction to linguistic variation
The inner circle
The outer circle
The expanding circle
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Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.7.2003
Reihe/Serie	The English Language Series
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-340-71887-0 / 0340718870
ISBN-13	978-0-340-71887-2 / 9780340718872
Zustand	Neuware