The Oxford Guide to World English

by Tom McArthur

Book Overview

This is a fascinating survey of English both as a pre-eminent world language and as an increasingly divergent language. Accessible and appealing to the non-specialist, it covers a huge range of dialects and languages, including UK dialects, Spanglish, Jamaican Creole, Yinglish, Blue-eyed English, Chicano English, Maori English, and Bearer English.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198662483
• ISBN13: 9780198662488
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 9.5" x 6.4"