| Studies in African Varieties of English Contributor(s): Lucko, Peter (Editor), Peter, Lothar (Editor), Wolf, Hans-Georg (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3631394896 ISBN-13: 9783631394892 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $85.03 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - History | Africa - General - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 427.96 |
| Physical Information: 186 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a collection of articles dealing with African, in particular West African, varieties of English, including English-based Pidgins and Creole languages, some of which have received only scant attention so far. A wide range of different aspects are highlighted: the role of the varieties discussed in their respective linguistic situations, evidence of the acculturation of English in an African context, lexical and grammatical characteristics, questions of language and education policy, and - for the first time - a lexical comparison of two developing national varieties. |