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1 online resource (688 pages) |
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Varieties of English ; 4 |
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Frontmatter; Contents; Contents of companion volumes; Abbreviations; List of features: Phonology and phonetics; List of features: Morphology and Syntax; General introduction; General references; Introduction: varieties of English in Africa andSouth and Southeast Asia; Nigerian English: phonology; Nigerian Pidgin English: phonology; Ghanaian English: phonology; Ghanaian Pidgin English: phonology; Liberian Settler English: phonology; Cameroon English: phonology; Cameroon Pidgin English (Kamtok): phonology; East African English (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania): phonology |
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White South African English: phonologyBlack South African English: phonology; Indian South African English: phonology; Cape Flats English: phonology; St. Helena English: phonology; Indian English: phonology; Pakistani English: phonology; Singapore English: phonology; Malaysian English: phonology; Philippine English: phonology; Synopsis: the phonology of English in Africa and South and Southeast Asia; Nigerian English: morphology and syntax; Nigerian Pidgin English: morphology and syntax; Ghanaian English: morphology and syntax; Ghanaian Pidgin English: morphology and syntax |
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Liberian Settler English: morphology and syntaxCameroon English: morphology and syntax; Cameroon Pidgin English (Kamtok): morphology and syntax; East African English (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania): morphology and syntax; White South African English: morphology and syntax; Black South African English: morphology and syntax; Indian South African English: morphology and syntax; Cape Flats English: morphology and syntax; St. Helena English: morphology and syntax; Indian English: syntax; Butler English: morphology and syntax; Pakistani English: morphology and syntax |
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Singapore English: morphology and syntaxMalaysian English: morphology and syntax; Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in Africa and South and Southeast Asia; Backmatter |
| Summary |
This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, including L1 varieties (such as White South African or St Helena English), L2 varieties (such as Cameroon, Pakistani, or Malaysian English) as well as pidgins and creoles (such as Nigerian or Ghanaian Pidgin). The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety discussed. The articles are followed by exercises and study questions. The exercises are geared to |
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Print version record |
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English language -- Variation -- Africa
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English language -- Dialects -- Africa
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English language -- Dialects -- Southeast Asia
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English language -- Dialects -- South Asia
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English language -- Dialects
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English language -- Variation
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Africa
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110208429 |
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3110208423 |
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