The vocabulary of world English
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on English language or linguistics, this volume covers first language varieties, English as a second language, non-native speaker varieties and international English
Print Book, English, 2001
Arnold ; Co-published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, London, New York, 2001
Problems and exercises
xiv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780340740712, 9780340740729, 034074071X, 0340740728
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Studying the variety in the vocabulary of English English in the British Isles: the sources of words and the meaning of meaning English in America: how to compare meaning and vocabulary English in the Southern Hemisphere: vocabulary change Whose English? English as a second, foreign or international language The new Englishes: linguistic dimensions of vocabulary difference English in action: social dimensions of vocabulary differences International English: how native and non-native speakers use words Convergence or divergence? Solutions to exercises Comments on the projects Dictionaries, thesauruses and encyclopedias Bibliography Glossary and Index.