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9780521830201: Legacies of Colonial English: Studies in Transported Dialects

Synopsis

As a result of colonization, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Originally published in 2005, Legacies of Colonial English brings together a team of internationally renowned scholars to discuss the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes. Considering the input of Scottish, English and Irish dialects, they closely examine a wide range of Englishes - including those in North and South America, South Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand - and explain why many of them still reflect non-standard British usage from the distant past. Complete with a checklist of dialect features, a detailed glossary and set of general references on the topic of postcolonial Englishes, this book will be an invaluable source to scholars and students of English language and linguistics, particularly those interested in sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and dialectology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Raymond Hickey is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of English, Essen University.

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9780521175074: Legacies of Colonial English: Studies in Transported Dialects

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521175070 ISBN 13 :  9780521175074
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011
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