Diane Davies

Varieties of Modern English (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The English language varies in a number of ways, depending on the people who use it, how it is used and in what circumstances. Varieties of Modern English gives readers the tools needed to understand the diversity of the English language and the issues surrounding it. The author introduces the key terms and concepts for studying variation related to both users and uses, as well as to illustrate and discuss particular varieties of English.

This text is suitable for undergraduate courses in varieties of English, language variation, sociolinguistics and the history of English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317878155
• Artikelnr.: 41221178

Autorenporträt

Diane Davies is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the School of Education at the University of Leicester

Inhaltsangabe

1. Setting Out
2. Studying Varieties
3. The March of Modern English
4. English as a Global Perspective
5. Ethnicity and Varieties of English
6. Gender, Sexuality and English
7. Speech, Writing and New Media
8. English in Context
9. English and Power
10. The Future of English as an International Language
References
Index