New-dialect formation the inevitability of colonial englishes.

This book presents a controversial theory about the formation of new colonial dialects, examining Latin American Spanish, Canadian French, and North American English, with a special focus on Australian, South African, and New Zealand English.

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Main Author Trudgill, Peter
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2004
Edition1
Subjects
Colonies
Commonwealth countries
Dialects
English language
Great Britain
Languages in contact
Variation
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Summary:This book presents a controversial theory about the formation of new colonial dialects, examining Latin American Spanish, Canadian French, and North American English, with a special focus on Australian, South African, and New Zealand English.
ISBN:0748626417
0748618767
9780748618767
0748618775
9780748626410
9780748618774
DOI:10.1515/9780748626410