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WORLD ENGLISHES SECOND EDITION provides you with an
engaging overview of the global variations in
vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English
as it is used worldwide. It introduces you to the
principles of linguistics variation and provides
coverage on the roots of English (including Scots), the
spread of English, variation of English as a second
language, and trends for the future. Thoroughly updated
in line with recent research, World Englishes Second
Edition also includes: additional material on small
native communities, the anglicization of EU agencies and
the effects of media exposure full discussion throughout
of internet-mediated communication, such as the language
used on Facebook and in chat-roooms descriptions of
twenty-first century developing varieties such as China
English chapters that begin with a 'focus' question and
end with a 'discussion' question to encourage you to
reflect on what you are learning, chapter by chapter a
revised glossary of technical terms that allows you to
revise meanings quickly and easily 20 audio examples of
speakers of native and non-native English from all five
continents, available for you to download from
www.hodderplus.com/linguistics.Offering a thorough and
detailed descriptive account of all the main varieties
of English across the globe, WORLD ENGLISHES SECOND
EDITION provides a balanced discussion of political
issues and the socio-linguistics background to the
varieties of English spoken and written, face-to-face,
on paper and online, in the twenty-first century. GUNNEL
MELCHERS is Professor Emerita, Department of English,
Stockholm University. PHILIP SHAW is Professor,
Department of English, Stockholm University. |
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