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Informationen zum Autor Rajend Mesthrie is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of English at the University of Cape Town. Rakesh M. Bhatt is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois. Klappentext The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. The main focus of this book is on the second-language varieties of English that have developed in the former British colonies of East and West Africa! the Caribbean and South East Asia. Zusammenfassung The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. The main focus of this book is on the second-language varieties of English that have developed in the former British colonies of East and West Africa! the Caribbean and South East Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. History: the spread of English; 2. Structural features of New Englishes I: morphology and phrasal syntax; 3. Structural features of New Englishes II: cross-clausal syntax and syntactic theory; 4. More on structure: lexis, phonology, and optimality syntax; 5. Pragmatics and discourse; 6. Language contact and language acquisition issues in New English research; 7. Conclusion: current trends in the spread of English.
