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Varieties of modern English : an introduction / Diane Davies.

By:

Davies, Diane [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Learning about languagePublisher: Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2005Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 172 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0582369967
9780582369962

Subject(s):

English language -- Usage

DDC classification:

427 22

LOC classification:

PE1074.7 .D38 2005

Contents:

Ch. 1. Setting out -- Ch. 2. Studying varieties -- Ch. 3. The march of modern English -- Ch. 4. English from a global perspective -- Ch. 5. Ethnicity and varieties of English -- Ch. 6. Gender, sexuality, and English -- Ch. 7. Speech, writing and the new media -- Ch. 8. English in context -- Ch. 9. English as power -- Ch. 10. The future of English as an international language.

Review: "Varieties of Modern English provides an introduction to the study of regional, social, gendered, context- and medium-related varieties of the language, and explores some of the debates concerning the role and impact of English in different parts of the world today." "The book is an overview of its subject and will be invaluable reading for students of English Language and Linguistics."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index.

"Varieties of Modern English provides an introduction to the study of regional, social, gendered, context- and medium-related varieties of the language, and explores some of the debates concerning the role and impact of English in different parts of the world today." "The book is an overview of its subject and will be invaluable reading for students of English Language and Linguistics."--BOOK JACKET.

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