World Englishes
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World Englishes

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eBook - ePub

World Englishes

About this book

The fourth edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations in phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics of English as it is used world-wide. This book introduces the principles of linguistic variation and provides coverage on the roots of English, the spread of English, variations of English as a second language, and trends for the future.

Thoroughly updated throughout in line with recent research, this new edition includes:

  • Updated online support material including 58 audio examples of speakers of native (25) and of non-native (33) English reflecting the global variety of the language, available to download
  • New sections on recent models of World Englishes and on vocabulary management dealing with inclusive language
  • Improved and updated descriptions of foreign-language varieties, now including Arabic and Spanish English
  • Additional exercises for the accompanying audio files and new reflective questions online

Offering a thorough and detailed descriptive account of all the main varieties of English across the globe, World Englishes also provides a balanced discussion of political issues and the sociolinguistic background to variation in English, spoken and written, face-to-face, on paper and online, in the twenty-first century. This book is essential reading for students approaching this topic for the first time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. The IPA chart
  11. 1 Roots of English
  12. 2 The spread of English
  13. 3 Variation in English
  14. 4 L1-English majority
  15. 5 L2 majority among English speakers
  16. 6 Lingua franca and similects: English for speaking to others
  17. 7 The future of variation in English
  18. 8 Wells’ standard lexical sets
  19. Glossary
  20. References
  21. Index

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