The Amazing World of Englishes A Practical Introduction

This textbook invites you on a trip around the globe, uncovering layerby layer the complex, yet intriguing facets of English spoken world-wide. The busy streets of London, the scorched vistas of Australia, the colourful and noisy landscapes of New Delhi - English can be heard everywhere. But what ar...

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Main Authors Siemund, Peter, Davydova, Julia, Maier, Georg
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2012
Mouton de Gruyter
De Gruyter, Inc
De Gruyter Mouton
Edition1. Aufl.
SeriesMouton Textbook
Subjects
Dialects
English language
Foreign countries
Globalization
Language
Variation
Kultur Literatur Sprache
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Summary:This textbook invites you on a trip around the globe, uncovering layerby layer the complex, yet intriguing facets of English spoken world-wide. The busy streets of London, the scorched vistas of Australia, the colourful and noisy landscapes of New Delhi - English can be heard everywhere. But what are the specific features of these Englishes? What cultural and sociolinguistic realities underlie their use? This textbook brings this exciting and ever-changing world of Englishes right to your door! Peter Siemund, Julia Davydova, and Georg Maier, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
ISBN:9783110266467
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