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245	0	0	_aStandards of English _h[Texte imprimé] : _bcodified varieties around the world / _cedited by Raymond Hickey
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012
300			_a1 vol. (XXII-421 p.) : _bcartes ; _c24 cm
490	1		_aStudies in English language
520			_a"The notion of a 'standard' variety of English has been the subject of a considerable body of research. Studies have tended to focus on the standard features of British and American English. However, more recently interest has turned to the other varieties of English that have developed around the world and the ways in which these have also been standardised. This volume provides the first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes', with chapters on areas as diverse as Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This is a timely and important topic, edited by a well-known scholar in the field, with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. The book presents in full the criteria for defining a standard variety, and each chapter compares standards in both spoken and written English and explores the notion of register within standard varieties"-- _cProvided by publisher
504			_aNotes bibliogr.
653			_aEnglish language / Standardization
653			_aEnglish language / Variation
653			_aEnglish language / Dialects
653			_aEnglish language / Study and teaching
653			_aSociolinguistics
653			_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
700	1		_aHickey, Raymond _d(1954-....) _eEd. _4340 _963257
830		0	_aStudies in English language (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge)
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