An Introduction to International Varieties of English

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This new textbook is a welcome addition to the literature on international varieties of English and can definitely be recommended as an introductory guide for students who wish to study this varied and fascinating field. -- Heinrich Ramisch This new textbook is a welcome addition to the literature on international varieties of English and can definitely be recommended as an introductory guide for students who wish to study this varied and fascinating field. This book looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in terms of their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. It shows how the major national varieties of English have developed, why similar causes have given rise to different effects in different parts of the world, and how the same problems of description arise in relation to all 'colonial' Englishes. It covers varieties of English spoken in Britain, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Falkland Islands. * Introductory text, presupposes a minimum of previous knowledge * Focuses on common traits rather than on individual varieties * Informed by latest research on dialect mixing * Exercises included with each chapter * References for further reading in each chapter.

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Contents
Acknowledgements v
Abbreviations and conventions used in the text vi
To readers vii
1 Background notions 1
1.1 Accent, dialect, language and variety 2
1.2 Home and colony 4
1.3 Colonial lag 5
1.4 Dialect mixing 6
Exercises 11
Recommendations for reading 12
2 English becomes a world language 13
2.1 The spread of English 13
2.2 Models of English 19
2.3 English in Scotland and Ireland 25
Exercises 28
Recommendations for reading 29
3 Vocabulary 32
3.1 Borrowing 33
3.2 Coining 40
3.3 The results 42
Exercises 44
Recommendations for reading 45
4 Grammar 46
4.1 Morphology 46
4.2 Syntax 48
4.3 Discussion 58
Exercises 59
Recommendations for reading 60
5 Spelling 61
5.1 Lexical distributional differences 62
5.2 Variation in the system 62
5.3 Conclusion 66
Exercises 67
Recommendations for reading 68
6 Pronunciation 69
6.1 Describing varieties of English 69
6.2 Input varieties 71
6.3 Influences from contact languages 73
6.4 Influences from other colonies 74
6.5 Influences from later immigrants 75
6.6 Influences from world English 75
6.7 Differences between varieties 76
Exercises 82
Recommendations for reading 83
7 The revenge of the colonised 84
7.1 Vocabulary 86
7.2 Grammar 86
7.3 Pronunciation 88
7.4 Conclusion 90
Exercises 91
Recommendations for reading 92
8 Becoming independent 93
8.1 British Englishes 95
8.2 North American Englishes 97
8.3 Southern hemisphere Englishes 98
8.4 Discussion 99
8.5 The break-up of English? 100
Exercises 102
Recommendations for reading 103
9 Standards in the colonies 104
9.1 Moving away from the standard in vocabulary 104
9.2 Moving away from the standard in grammar 105
9.3 Moving away from the standard in pronunciation 108
9.4 Discussion 110
Exercises 112
Recommendations for reading 112
Discussion of the exercises 113
References 127
Index 133


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