The History of English - Volume 5: Varieties of English

This volume is one of the first detailed expositions of the history of different varieties of English. It explores language variation and varieties of English from an historical perspective, covering theoretical topics such as diffusion and supraregionalization as well as concrete descriptions of the internal and external historical developments of more than a dozen varieties of English including American English, African American Vernacular English, Received Pronunciation, Estuary English, and English in Canada, Africa, India, Wales, among many others.

About the author

Alexander Bergs, University of Osnabrück, Germany; Laurel Brinton, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Report

"Altogether, the reader provides a great overview of the historical dimensions related to a number of varieties of English. Its comprehensiveness and affordability make it a particularly attractive addition to personal and institutional libraries and it will surely find its place on recommended reading lists for courses on varieties of English in general and diachronic variety development more specifically. Individual chapters are also of relevance to courses related to the respective variety under consideration."
Sofia Rüdiger in: Liguist List 30.1100 (10.01.2019), https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-1100.html

Product details

• Assisted by: Alexande Bergs (Editor), Alexander Bergs (Editor), Brinton (Editor), Brinton (Editor), Laurel Brinton (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2017
• EAN: 9783110522792
• ISBN: 978-3-11-052279-2
• No. of pages: 405
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 23 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 689 g
• Set: The History of English
• Series: Mouton Reader; The History of English; Mouton Reader; The History of English
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics