{"product_id":"9780470656419","title":"A Dictionary of Varieties of English","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Dictionary of Varieties of English\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRaymond Hickey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of Varieties of English\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes definitions both for the \u003ci\u003evarieties\u003c\/i\u003e of English and regions they feature, and for \u003ci\u003eterms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003econcepts\u003c\/i\u003e derived from a linguistic analysis of these varieties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores important research issues including the transportation of dialects of English, the rise of ‘New Englishes’, sociolinguistic investigations of various English-speaking locales, and the study of language contact and change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects our increased awareness of global forms of English, and the advances made in the study of varieties of the language in recent decades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates an invaluable, informative resource for students and scholars alike, spanning the rich and diverse linguistic varieties of the most widely accepted language of international communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAYMOND HICKEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Duisburg–Essen, Germany. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Language Contact\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and the author of many books, most recently \u003ci\u003eStandards of English: Codified Varieties around the World (2012), Areal Features of the Anglophone World\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eIrish English in Today's World\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eEighteenth-Century English: Ideology and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eVarieties of English in Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). He has also published over 100 articles on various issues in linguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470656419\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377636208780,"sku":"9780470656419","price":137.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470656419_4f821244-a62e-4162-8c45-a952e107dbd8.jpg?v=1780281205","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470656419","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}