An Introduction to International Varieties of English - Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

Laurie Bauer

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This study looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in terms of their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. It shows how the major varieties of English have developed and why similar causes have given rise to different effects.

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ISBN:	9780748613380
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:	10 Sep 2002
DEWEY:	427
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	135
Weight:	192g
Height:	215mm
Width:	139mm
Spine width:	8mm