Varieties of English
Description
This volume is one of the first detailed expositions of the history of different varieties of English. It explores language variation and varieties of English from an historical perspective, covering theoretical topics such as diffusion and supraregionalization as well as concrete descriptions of the internal and external historical developments of more than a dozen varieties of English.
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"Altogether, the reader provides a great overview of the historical dimensions related to a number of varieties of English. Its comprehensiveness and affordability make it a particularly attractive addition to personal and institutional libraries and it will surely find its place on recommended reading lists for courses on varieties of English in general and diachronic variety development more specifically. Individual chapters are also of relevance to courses related to the respective variety under consideration."
Sofia Rüdiger in: Liguist List 30.1100 (10.01.2019),
https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-1100.html
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- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Standard American English
- Chapter 3: Regional varieties of American English
- Chapter 4: Canadian English in real-time perspective
- Chapter 5: Re-viewing the origins and history of African American Language
- Chapter 6: Standard British English
- Chapter 7: Regional varieties of British English
- Chapter 8: Received Pronunciation
- Chapter 9: Estuary English
- Chapter 10: Cockney
- Chapter 11: Celtic and Celtic Englishes
- Chapter 12: Scots
- Chapter 13: English in Ireland
- Chapter 14: English in Wales
- Chapter 15: Australian/New Zealand English
- Chapter 16: English in India
- Chapter 17: English in Africa - a diachronic typology
- Chapter 18: Diffusion
- Chapter 19: Supraregionalization
- Chapter 20: Pidgins and creoles
- Index
