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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457928603321

Autore

Glauser Beat

Titolo

A new bibliography of writings on varieties of English, 1984-1992/93 [[electronic resource] /] / Beat Glauser, Edgar W. Schneider, Manfred Görlach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993

ISBN

1-283-35849-2

9786613358493

90-272-7680-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Varieties of English around the world. General series, , 0172-7362 ; ; v. 12

Altri autori (Persone)

SchneiderEdgar W <1954-> (Edgar Werner)

GörlachManfred

Disciplina

016.42

Soggetti

English language - Variation

English language - Foreign countries

English language - Dialects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. General entries -- pt. 2. Writings on varieties of English spoken in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland -- pt. 3. Writings on varieties of American and Canadian English -- pt. 4. Writings on Englishes in the rest of the world.

Sommario/riassunto

The continuing expansion of research in dialectology, sociolinguistics and English as a world language has made the field increasingly difficult to survey. This bibliography is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the relevant publications of the past few years. Like its predecessor, it will prove an indispensable reference book. The collection is in four parts, dealing respectively with general studies, Britain and Ireland, the United States and Canada, and the rest of the world. There is a joint index in which the 2800 entries are classified according to specific areas, ethnic gro