Standards of English: Codified Varieties around the World - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521763894 ISBN 13: 9780521763899

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

The notion of a 'standard' variety of English has been the subject of a considerable body of research. Studies have tended to focus on the standard features of British and American English. However, more recently interest has turned to the other varieties of English that have developed around the world and the ways in which these have also been standardised. This volume provides the first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes', with chapters on areas as diverse as Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This is a timely and important topic, edited by a well-known scholar in the field, with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. The book presents in full the criteria for defining a standard variety, and each chapter compares standards in both spoken and written English and explores the notion of register within standard varieties.

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Recensione:

'... offers[s] some very interesting individual contributions which advanced scholars will find useful in advancing our understanding of processes and products of English codification.' Vineeta Chand, Journal of Sociolinguistics

Descrizione del libro:

This volume provides the first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes', with chapters on areas as diverse as Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This is a timely and important topic, with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521763894
• ISBN 13: 9780521763899
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 444
• Redattore: Hickey Raymond