International English: A guide to the varieties of Standard English

by Trudgill,Peter

• ISBN13: 9780340971611
• ISBN10: 0340971614
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-05-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through the varieties of Standard English spoken around the world. Comparisons across the varieties provide a comprehensive guide todifferences in phonetics, phonology, grammar and vocabulary, providing a useful resource for teachers of English as a foreign language and linguistics students alike. In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'. This new material will be of particular interest to teachers and advanced learners of English asa foreign or second language as well as students of sociolinguistics, English language and language variation. MP3 files, ideal for use in class, at home or on the move, are free to download from our website, www.hodderplus.com/linguistics, and feature audio examples from throughout the text. The new material, coupled with a thorough updating of the remaining text and references, ensures that International English will remain a favourite and indispensable resource for teachers and students for many years to come.

Author Biography

Peter Trudgill is Honorary Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of East Anglia, Norwich and Adjunct Professor at the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Varieties of Standard English

English, Australasian, South African and Welsh English

The pronunciation of Northern American English

English and North American English: grammatical, orthographical and lexical differences

Scottish and Irish English

West Indian English and English-based creoles

Lesser-known Englishes

Second language varieties of English

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