Lexical Innovation in World Englishes - Cross-Fertilization and Evolving Paradigms

List of contents

Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Part 1 1 Introduction 2 Investigating English and Englishes Part 2 3 Lexical developments 4 Word-formation processes 5 Methodological approach Part 3 6 Case studies 7 Conclusions Appendix 1 Appendix 2 References Index

About the author

Patrizia Anesa is a lecturer at the University of Bergamo, Italy.

Summary

Lexical Innovation in World Englishes provides new insights into World Englishes through the analysis of lexical aspects of different varieties which can illustrate the dynamic character and nature of a language variety.

Product details

• Authors: Patrizia Anesa, Patrizia (University of Bergamo Anesa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780815363453
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6345-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Focus on Linguistics; Routledge Focus on Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology, Sociolinguistics, Historical & comparative linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, Historical and comparative linguistics