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Variation and change in postcolonial contexts / edited by Rita Calabrese, J.K. Chambers and Gerhard Leitner

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Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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©2015
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1 online resource
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Calabrese, Rita, Chambers, J. K., and Leitner, Gerhard
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Summary
This volume addresses recent issues concerning language change and standardization in postcolonial settings. The book brings together experts from North America, Africa, Asia and the insular areas of Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, and discusses aspects of language variation in the emergence of new varieties. The approaches range from linguistic diagnostics and related methodologies to the most accredited interpretative theories on the evolution of New Englishes. The book includes a section on emerging varieties of English in new media, and special focus has been given to those new varietie.
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1443884936 (electronic bk.)
9781443884938 (electronic bk.)
9781443876117
1443876119
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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