Standards of English - Codified Varieties around the World (Hardcover, New)

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 in the field, with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. The book presents in full the criteria for defining a standard variety, and each chapter compares standards in both spoken and written English and explores the notion of register within standard varieties.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in English Language
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	December 2012
Editors:	Raymond Hickey
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	444
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76389-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-76389-4
Barcode:	9780521763899

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