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
Table of Content
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
About the author
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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