| Description |
1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; Note on the sixth edition; Acknowledgements; Symbols; 1 Standard English in the world; 1.1 Models of English; 1.2 The spread of English; 1.3 The nature of native overseas Englishes; 2 English, Australasian, South African and Welsh English; 2.1 The RP accent; 2.2 Australian, New Zealand and South African English; 2.3 Welsh English; 3 The pronunciation of North American English; 3.1 North American English vowels; 3.2 North American English consonants; 3.3 Regional variation in United States English; 3.4 The pronunciation of Canadian English |
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3.5 Non-systematic differences between North American English and English English pronunciation3.6 Stress differences; 3.7 Further differences between American English and Canadian English pronunciation; 4 English and North American English: grammatical, orthographical and lexical differences; 4.1 Grammatical differences; 4.2 Spelling and punctuation differences; 4.3 Vocabulary differences; 5 Scottish and Irish English; 5.1 Scottish English; 5.2 English in Ireland; 6 West Indian English and English-based creoles; 6.1 English-based pidgins; 6.2 English-based creoles; 6.3 Decreolization |
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6.4 Post-creoles and mesolectal varieties6.5 West Indian Standard English; 6.6 English-based creoloids; 7 Lesser-known Englishes; 8 Second-language varieties of English; 8.1 West African English; 8.2 East African English; 8.3 Indian English; 8.4 Singaporean English; 8.5 English in the Philippines; 8.6 Fiji English; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hannah, Jean
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| ISBN |
9781351756563 |
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1351756567 |
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