Variation and change in postcolonial contexts /:

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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Weitere Verfasser: Calabrese, Rita (HerausgeberIn), Chambers, J. K. (HerausgeberIn), Leitner, Gerhard (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1443884936
9781443884938