The vocabulary of world English /
Stephen Gramley.
- xiv, 323 pages ; 24 cm.
- The English language series. .
- English language series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Studying the variety in the vocabulary of English -- English in the British Isles: the sources of words and the meaning of meaning -- English in America: how to compare meaning and vocabulary -- English in the Southern Hemisphere: vocabulary change -- Whose English? English as a second, foreign or international language -- The new Englishes: linguistic dimensions of vocabulary difference -- English in action: social dimensions of vocabulary differences -- International English: how native and non-native speakers use words -- Convergence or divergence? -- Solutions to exercises -- Comments on the projects -- Dictionaries, thesauruses and encyclopedias.
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English language--Foreign countries English language--English-speaking countries English language--Variation Vocabulary.