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Areal features of the anglophone world /

The present volume seeks to unite the research of a range of scholars working on features of non-standard, vernacular English which show an areal distribution, i.e. which cluster geographically across the world. The volume is concerned with dialect input, innovations among varieties of English andth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hickey, Raymond
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012.
Colección:Topics in English linguistics ; 80.
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  • Areal features of the anglophone world; I. Case Studies; English in England; English and Scots in Scotland; English in Ireland; English in the United States; English varieties in the Caribbean; English in Africa; English in Asia; Shared features in New Englishes; English in Australia and New Zealand; II. Feature complexes; Global features of English vernaculars; Phonological inventories; Negation in varieties of English; Tense and aspect; Verbal concord; Pronominal systems; Reflexive and intensive self-forms; Vocabulary; Pragmatics; Subject index; Name index; Language index.