An Introduction to International Varieties of English

By:

Laurie Bauer

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

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This book looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in terms of their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. It shows how the major national varieties of English have developed, why similar causes have given rise to different effects in different parts of the world, and how the same problems of description arise in relation to all "colonial" Englishes. As an introductory text, it presupposes a minimum of previous knowledge, focusing on common traits rather than on individual varieties. It is informed by research on dialect mixing and includes exercises within each chapter and further reading references.

Author Biography:

Laurie Bauer is Professor of Linguistics at the Victoria University of Wellington. He is an Editor of the journal Word Structure.

Release date NZ

September 10th, 2002

Author

Laurie Bauer

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Ill.d.

Pages

144

Series

Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

Dimensions

138x216x21

ISBN-13

9780748613380

Product ID

2203740

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