02825nam 2200553 450 991080936480332120230607213407.01-4744-0844-31-4744-0045-00-585-44193-610.1515/9781474400459(CKB)111056486523666(SSID)ssj0000182655(PQKBManifestationID)12008994(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182655(PQKBWorkID)10172837(PQKB)10667764(MiAaPQ)EBC5013779(DE-B1597)616895(DE-B1597)9781474400459(OCoLC)1302165435(EXLCZ)9911105648652366620171005h20022002 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrAn introduction to international varieties of English /Laurie BauerEdinburgh, [Scotland] :Edinburgh University Press,2002.©20021 online resource (145 pages)Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language : ETELABibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7486-1337-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions used in the text -- To readers -- 1 Background notions -- 2 English becomes a world language -- 3 Vocabulary -- 4 Grammar -- 5 Spelling -- 6 Pronunciation -- 7 The revenge of the colonised -- 8 Becoming independent -- 9 Standards in the colonies -- Discussion of the exercises -- References -- IndexThis book looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in terms of their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. It shows how the major national varieties of English have developed, why similar causes have given rise to different effects in different parts of the world, and how the same problems of description arise in relation to all 'colonial' Englishes.It covers varieties of English spoken in Britain, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Falkland Islands.Key FeaturesIntroductory text, presupposes a minimum of previous knowledgeFocuses on common traits rather than on individual varietiesInformed by latest research on dialect mixingExercises included with each chapterReferences for further reading in each chapterEnglish languageEnglish language.420Bauer Laurie132865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809364803321Introduction to International Varieties of English1092594UNINA