By Raymond Hickey
A Dictionary of types of English provides a complete directory of the unique dialects and kinds of English spoken through the modern world.
- Provides a useful creation and advisor to present learn traits within the field
- Includes definitions either for the varieties of English and areas they characteristic, and for terms and concepts derived from a linguistic research of those varieties
- Explores vital learn concerns together with the transportation of dialects of English, the increase of ‘New Englishes’, sociolinguistic investigations of varied English-speaking locales, and the examine of language touch and change.
- Reflects our elevated understanding of worldwide types of English, and the advances made within the examine of sorts of the language in contemporary decades
- Creates a useful, informative source for college kids and students alike, spanning the wealthy and various linguistic different types of the main commonly accredited language of overseas communication
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A Dictionary of Varieties of English by Raymond Hickey