Legacies of colonial English : studies in transported dialects /
As a result of colonisation, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Legacies of Colonial English explores the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes, and how it came about that many still reflect non-standard British usage from th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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Colección: | Studies in English language.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | As a result of colonisation, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Legacies of Colonial English explores the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes, and how it came about that many still reflect non-standard British usage from the distant past. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 713 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-691) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 0511081073 9780511081071 051108031X 9780511080319 9780511486920 0511486928 1280415517 9781280415517 9786610415519 661041551X 9780511196683 0511196687 |