Raymond Hickey 
A Dictionary of Varieties of English [PDF ebook] 

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A Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a
comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of
English spoken throughout the contemporary world.
* Provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current
research trends in the field
* Includes definitions both for the varieties of English
and regions they feature, and for terms and concepts
derived from a linguistic analysis of these varieties
* Explores important research issues including the transportation
of dialects of English, the rise of ‘New Englishes’,
sociolinguistic investigations of various English-speaking locales,
and the study of language contact and change.
* Reflects our increased awareness of global forms of English,
and the advances made in the study of varieties of the language in
recent decades
* Creates an invaluable, informative resource for students and
scholars alike, spanning the rich and diverse linguistic varieties
of the most widely accepted language of international
communication

€116.99
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Tabela de Conteúdo

Preface vii
Maps ix
Introduction: Research Trends in Variety Studies 1
How to Use This Book 8
A 9
B 43
C 55
D 86
E 104
F 119
G 130
H 141
I 151
J 165
K 168
L 172
M 186
N 201
O 221
P 228
Q 258
R 261
S 272
T 309
U 323
V 328
W 342
X 350
Y 351
Z 353
Appendix A: Lexical Sets 355
Appendix B: Guide to Phonetic Symbols 357
Appendix C: IPA and American Transcription 360
Reference Guide for Varieties of English 363

Sobre o autor

RAYMOND HICKEY is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He is the editor of The Handbook of Language Contact (Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and the author of many books, most recently Standards of English: Codified Varieties around the World (2012), Areal Features of the Anglophone World (2012), Irish English in Today’s World (2011), Eighteenth-Century English: Ideology and Change (2010) and Varieties of English in Writing (2010). He has also published over 100 articles on various issues in linguistics.

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