Variation and change in postcolonial contexts /

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This volume addresses recent issues concerning language change and standardization in postcolonial settings. The book brings together experts from North America, Africa, Asia and the insular areas of Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, and discusses aspects of language variation in the emergence of n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Calabrese, Rita (Editor ), Chambers, J. K. (Editor ), Leitner, Gerhard (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
©2015
Temas:
Language and languages > Variation.
Linguistic change.
Postcolonialism.
Variation (Linguistique)
Changement linguistique.
Postcolonialisme.
postcolonialism.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
Language and languages > Variation
Linguistic change
Postcolonialism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume addresses recent issues concerning language change and standardization in postcolonial settings. The book brings together experts from North America, Africa, Asia and the insular areas of Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, and discusses aspects of language variation in the emergence of new varieties. The approaches range from linguistic diagnostics and related methodologies to the most accredited interpretative theories on the evolution of New Englishes. The book includes a section on emerging varieties of English in new media, and special focus has been given to those new varietie.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1443884936
9781443884938

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