Standards of English - Codified Varieties around the World(English, Hardcover, unknown)

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Standards of English - Codified Varieties around the World(English, Hardcover, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521763894 (ISBN 10) and 9780521763899 (ISBN 13).

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. Table of Contents 1. Standard English and standards of English 2. The codification of English in England 3. An evolving standard British English pronunciation model 4. Standard English in Scotland 5. Standard Irish English 6. Standards of English in Malta and the Channel Islands 7. The idea of Standard American English 8. Standard Canadian English 9. Standards of English in the Caribbean 10. Standard South African English 11. Standards of English in West Africa 12. Standards of English in East Africa 13. Standards of English in South Asia 14. Standards of English in South-East Asia 15. Standard Australian English 16. Standard New Zealand English 17. Acrolectal English in the South Pacific 18. Varieties resistant to standardization.