Postcolonial English: Varieties around the world - Couverture souple

Schneider, Edgar W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521539013 ISBN 13 : 9780521539012

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The global spread of English has resulted in the emergence of a diverse range of postcolonial varieties around the world. Postcolonial English provides a clear and original account of the evolution of these varieties, exploring the historical, social and ecological factors that have shaped all levels of their structure. It argues that while these Englishes have developed new and unique properties which differ greatly from one location to another, their spread and diversification can in fact be explained by a single underlying process, which builds upon the constant relationships and communication needs of the colonizers, the colonized, and other parties. Outlining the stages and characteristics of this process, it applies them in detail to English in sixteen different countries across all continents as well as, in a separate chapter, to a history of American English. Of key interest to sociolinguists, dialectologists, historical linguists and syntacticians alike, this book provides a fascinating new picture of the growth and evolution of English around the globe.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edgar W. Schneider is Professor and Chair of English Linguistics in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Regensburg.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521539013
• ISBN 13: 9780521539012
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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