World Englishes. Volume II, North America / edited by Tometro Hopkins.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017, c2013Description: xv, 220 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9781474298537 (paperback)

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PE1128 A2W89 2017 v.2

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Contents:

ch. 1 English in Canada / J. K. Chambers. -- ch. 2 White Varieties of English in the American South / Ellen Johnson. -- ch. 3 Texas Afro-Seminole Creole / Ian F. Hancock. -- ch. 4 Midwest American English / Beth Lee Simon. -- ch. 5 Chicano English / Carmen Fought. -- ch. 6 African American English / Charles E. DeBose. -- ch. 7 English in the American West / Lamont D. Antieau.-- ch. 8 Alaskan Englishes / Patricia Kwachka.

Summary: World Englishes presents a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. Volume II: North America focuses on English settlement in North America and the development of American English, examining regional and ethnic English varieties spoken in Alaska, Canada and the United States. Illustrated by maps, each chapter includes detailed linguistic descriptions of grammar components, demographic data as well as the historical and sociocultural backgroup of the geographical region where the English variety is spoken.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS PE1128 A2W89 2017 v.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	78022		00078969

Includes bibliographical references and index.

World Englishes presents a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. Volume II: North America focuses on English settlement in North America and the development of American English, examining regional and ethnic English varieties spoken in Alaska, Canada and the United States. Illustrated by maps, each chapter includes detailed linguistic descriptions of grammar components, demographic data as well as the historical and sociocultural backgroup of the geographical region where the English variety is spoken.

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