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Standards of English : codified varieties around the world /
"The notion of a 'standard' variety of English has been the subject of a considerable body of research. Studies have tended to focus on the standard features of British and American English. However, more recently interest has turned to the other varieties of English that have develop...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Studies in English language.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The notion of a 'standard' variety of English has been the subject of a considerable body of research. Studies have tended to focus on the standard features of British and American English. However, more recently interest has turned to the other varieties of English that have developed around the world and the ways in which these have also been standardised. This volume provides the first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes', with chapters on areas as diverse as Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This is a timely and important topic, edited by a well-known scholar in the field, with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. The book presents in full the criteria for defining a standard variety, and each chapter compares standards in both spoken and written English and explores the notion of register within standard varieties"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 421 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139839754 1139839756 9781139844499 1139844490 9781139023832 1139023837 9781139842136 1139842137 9781107515659 1107515653 1107233259 9781107233256 1139853589 9781139853583 1139845624 9781139845625 1139840940 9781139840941 |