Full Description
World Englishes presents a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. The volumes are organised into four groups, covering Britain, Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and celebrate English in all its diversity. Volume II covers continental North America. The chapters contain maps, facts and figures, and a detailed description about English as it is spoken in each region and are an invaluable library resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics interested in the diversity of the English language.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
List of Maps
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Series Preface
Introduction: English Spreads to North America, Tometro Hopkins
1. English in Canada, Jack Chambers
2 White Varieties of English in the American South, Ellen Johnson
3. Texas Afro-Seminole Creole, Ian F. Hancock
4. Midwest American English, Beth Lee Simon
5. Chicano English, Carmen Fought
6. American American English, Charles E. DeBose
7. English in the American West, Lamont D. Antieau
8. Alaska Englishes, Patricia Kwachka
Index
