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020 _a9781139028240 (ebook)
020 _z9780521764964 (hardback)
020 _z9780521186933 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aPE2751
_b.S54 2013
082 0 0 _a427
_223
100 1 _aSiemund, Peter,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aVarieties of English :
_bA Typological Approach /
_cPeter Siemund.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (325 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520 _aEnglish is a highly diversified language that appears in a multitude of different varieties across the globe. These varieties may differ extensively in their structural properties. This coursebook is an introduction to the fascinating range of regional and social varieties encountered around the world. Comparing grammatical phenomena, the book analyses the varieties in depth, identifying patterns and limits of variation, and providing clear explanations. Using comparisons with other languages, the book identifies universal as well as language-specific aspects of variation in English. This book is specially designed to meet the needs of students, each chapter contains useful exercises targeted at three different ability levels and succinct summaries and practical lists of key words help students to review and identify important facts.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521764964
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139028240
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c37371
_d37371