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Standards of English: Codified Varieties around the World
Edited By Raymond Hi
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Description for Standards of English: Codified Varieties around the World
Paperback. The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. Editor(s): Hickey, Raymond. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 444 pages, 8 b/w illus. 20 maps 48 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in English Language
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107515659
SKU
V9781107515659
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About Edited By Raymond Hi
Raymond Hickey is Professor of Linguistics in the English Department at the University of Duisburg, Essen.
Reviews for Standards of English: Codified Varieties around the World
'… 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