English around the World: Sociolinguistic Perspectives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521395658 ISBN 13: 9780521395656

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This volume looks at the little explored but increasingly important topic of the development of English as a world language. It gives a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of variation in the use of the English language around the world. Overview papers, written by specialist authors, survey the social context in which English is spoken in those parts of the world where it is widely used. Case study papers then provide representative examples of the empirical research that has been carried out into the English spoken in the areas covered by the overview. The volume therefore contributes both to our understanding of the English language worldwide and to a more general understanding of language as it is used in its social context. It assesses the extent of our current knowledge of variation in the English language and points to gaps in our understanding which future research might set out to remedy.

About this title

Book Description:

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding which future research can remedy.

From the Back Cover:

This volume is intended to give a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of variation in the use of the English language around the world. This volume contributes both to our understanding of the English language worldwide and to a more general understanding of language as it is used in its social context.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521395658
• ISBN 13: 9780521395656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Cheshire Jenny