Survey of Modern English

by Gramley, Stephan

• ISBN13: 9780415049573
• ISBN10: 0415049571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Author Biography

Kurt-Michael Patzold is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Stephan Gramley is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
English as a Linguistic System	p. 9
Vocabulary	p. 11
References	p. 49
Words in Combination	p. 53
The Pronunciation and Spelling of English	p. 85
Grammar	p. 124
Written Texts	p. 182
References	p. 200
Uses and Users of English	p. 203
Spoken Discourse	p. 205
References	p. 241
Special Englishes	p. 244
References	p. 258
Language and Gender	p. 260
Using English: Modes of Address	p. 287
National and Regional Varieties of English	p. 303
English in the British Isles	p. 305
Standard British and American English in Comparison	p. 336
English in America	p. 367
English in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa	p. 395
Preface to Chapters 14 and 15 English as a Second Language	p. 419
English in Africa	p. 423
References	p. 436
English in Asia	p. 438
Pidgin and Creole English	p. 457
Index	p. 475
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