A Survey of Modern English

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface 1 The English Language: Standards and Variation 1.1 Standard English (StE) 1.2 Language Attitudes 1.3 The Emergence of Standard English 1.4 Standard and General English (GenE) 1.5 Sociolinguistics and Variation in General English: Diatypes and Dialects 1.6 Exercises Further Reading Part 1 English as a Linguistic System 2 Vocabulary 2.1 Lexical Meaning and Dictionaries 2.2 Growth and Structure of the English Vocabulary 2.3 Word Formation 2.4 Semantic and Pragmatic Shifts in Meaning 2.5 Words in Combination 2.6 Exercises Further Reading 3 The Pronunciation and Spelling of English 3.1 The Phonology of English 3.2 The Consonants 3.3 The Vowels 3.4 Suprasegmentals 3.5 The Orthography of English 3.6 Exercises Further Reading 4 Grammar 4.1 Word Classes 4.2 Functional Phrases 4.3 The Verb Phrase (VP) 4.4 The Noun Phrase (NP) 4.5 The Clause 4.6 Exercises Further Reading Part 2 Uses and users of English 5 Written and Spoken Language use: Diatypes 5.1 Language in Use: The Register Approach 5.2 Textuality: Texts and Discourse 5.3 Written English: English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and the Register Model 5.4 Spoken Language 5.5 Discourse Markers 5.6 Exercises Further Reading 6 Dialectal and Sociolinguistic Variation: Users 6.1 Dialect Studies 6.2 Stance and Variationist Linguistics 6.3 Gender 6.4 Ethnicity 6.5 Modes of Address: Reflecting Power, Solidarity, and Politeness 6.6 Exercises Further Reading Part 3 National and Regional Varieties of English 7 English in the British Isles 7.1 The Linguistic Situation in the British Isles 7.2 Vocabulary 7.3 Pronunciation 7.4 Grammar and Inflectional Morphology 7.5 Social and Regional Dimensions 7.6 Exercises Further Reading 8 English in America 8.1 English in North America 8.2 The Vocabulary of Ame 8.3 Pronunciation 8.4 Grammar 8.5 Social and Ethnic Variation in Ame 8.6 Exercises Further Reading 9 Standard British and American English in Comparison 9.1 Comparing Standard Englishes 9.2 Vocabulary 9.3 Pronunciation and Spelling 9.4 Grammar and Inflectional Morphology 9.5 Social, Regional, and Pragmatic Dimensions 9.6 Exercises Further Reading 10 English In Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa 10.1 Southern Hemisphere Settler English 10.2 Southern Hemisphere: Vocabulary 10.3 Southern Hemisphere: Pronunciation 10.4 Southern Hemisphere English: Grammar 10.5 Variation in Southern Hemisphere English 10.6 Exercises Further Reading 11 Pidgin And Creole English 11.0 Understanding what Pidgins and Creoles are 11.1 English Pidgins and Creoles 11.2 Vocabulary and Word Formation in English-based Pidgins and Creoles 11.3 The Pronunciation of English Pidgins and Creoles 11.4 Grammar 11.5 A Creole in use 11.6 Exercises Further Reading 12 English as a Second Language 12.1 English as a Second Language (ESL) in Africa and Asia 12.2 Vocabulary in ESL Varieties in Africa and Asia 12.3 The Pronunciation of ESL in Africa and Asia 12.4 The Grammar of ESL in Africa and Asia 12.5 Pragmatic Variation in African and Asian ESL 12.6 Exercises Further Reading Key to the Exercises Bibliography Index