Legacies of colonial English studies in transported dialects
As a result of colonisation, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Legacies of Colonial English explores the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes, and how it came about that many still reflect non-standard British usage from th...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2004.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in English language. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38379879*spi |
Sumario: | As a result of colonisation, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Legacies of Colonial English explores the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes, and how it came about that many still reflect non-standard British usage from the distant past. |
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Descripción Física: | xx, 713 p. : il., mapas |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 671-691) e índice. |
ISBN: | 9780511081071 9780511080319 9780511486920 9781280415517 9786610415519 |