TY - BOOK AU - Mesthrie,Rajend AU - Bhatt,Rakesh Mohan TI - World Englishes: the study of new linguistic varieties T2 - Key topics in sociolinguistics SN - 9780511408236 AV - PE2751 .M47 2008eb U1 - 427.009171/241 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Great Britain KW - Colonies KW - Commonwealth countries KW - Variation KW - Second language acquisition KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Pays du Commonwealth KW - Langue seconde KW - Acquisition KW - Sociolinguistique KW - aat KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Weltsprache KW - gnd KW - Sprachvariante KW - Englisch KW - swd N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-263) and index; Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 History: the spread of English; 2 Structural features of New Englishes I: morphology and phrasal syntax; 3 Structural features of New Englishes II: -- cross-clausal syntax and syntactic theory; 4 More on structure: lexis and phonology; 5 Pragmatics and discourse; 6 Language contact and language acquisition issues in New English research; 7 Conclusion: current trends in the spread of English; Glossary; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index N2 - Discusses the spread of English around the world from a social and linguistic perspective UR - https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=230754 ER -