Volume 5 Varieties of English

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2017

Volume 5 Varieties of English

Edited by: Alexander Bergs and Laurel J. Brinton

Part of the multi-volume work The History of English

In the series Mouton Reader

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525045

Overview
Contents

About this book

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.

Comprehensive coverage of the history of English and of major varieties of English

Synopsis of current research into key questions and debates in English historical linguistics

Individual chapters written by leading authorities in the field

Author / Editor information

Alexander Bergs, Osnabrück, Germany; Laurel Brinton, Vancouver, Canada.

Reviews

"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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Chapter 1: Introduction Laurel J. Brinton and Alexander Bergs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2: Standard American English Richard W. Bailey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 3: Regional varieties of American English Luanne von Schneidemesser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 4: Canadian English in real-time perspective Stefan Dollinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 5: Re-viewing the origins and history of African American Language Sonja L. Lanehart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Chapter 6: Standard British English Pam Peters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Chapter 7: Regional varieties of British English Bernd Kortmann and Christian Langstrof Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 8: Received Pronunciation Lynda Mugglestone Open Access Download PDF	151
Chapter 9: Estuary English Ulrike Altendorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Chapter 10: Cockney Sue Fox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Chapter 11: Celtic and Celtic Englishes Markku Filppula and Juhani Klemola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Chapter 12: Scots Robert McColl Millar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Chapter 13: English in Ireland Jeffrey L. Kallen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Chapter 14: English in Wales Colin H. Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Chapter 15: Australian/New Zealand English Marianne Hundt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Chapter 16: English in India Devyani Sharma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Chapter 17: English in Africa – a diachronic typology Rajend Mesthrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
Chapter 18: Diffusion David Britain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Chapter 19: Supraregionalization Raymond Hickey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Chapter 20: Pidgins and creoles Suzanne Romaine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Graduate students and scholars in (English) historical linguistics; specialists in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 405
Keywords: English historical linguistics; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English

eBook

Published: October 23, 2017
ISBN: 9783110525045

Paperback

Published: October 23, 2017
ISBN: 9783110522792