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| Genre/Form: | Problems and exercises Problems, exercises, etc |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Stephan Gramley |
| ISBN: | 034074071X 9780340740712 0340740728 9780340740729 |
| OCLC Number: | 46846690 |
| Description: | xiv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | 1. Studying the variety in the vocabulary of English -- Basic assumptions -- The lexicon of English -- Words -- The mental lexicon, dictionaries, and other resources -- 2. English in the British Isles : the sources of words and the meaning of meaning -- Introduction -- The sources of English vocabulary -- Meaning -- Summary -- 3. English in America : how to compare meaning and vocabulary -- How to compare vocabulary -- Comparison from the point of view of the referent -- Comparisons from the perspective of the word -- The perspective of the concept -- Complex lexical combinations : phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms -- Propositions -- Summary -- 4. English in the southern hemisphere : vocabulary change -- Introduction -- Vocabulary change in southern hemisphere English -- Loss of vocabulary -- New vocabulary -- Standard and non-standard -- Meaning change -- Taboo words and euphemisms -- Summary -- 5. Whose English : English as a second, foreign, or international language -- Introduction -- Languages in contact -- ESL in Africa and Asia -- User and use -- Summary -- 6. The new Englishes : linguistic dimensions of vocabulary difference -- Introduction -- Expanding the vocabulary of English -- Cultural differences in connotation -- Fixed expressions : proverbs and idioms -- English against a differing linguistic background -- Summary -- 7. English in action : social dimensions of vocabulary differences -- Introduction-- Politeness -- Vocatives and modes of address -- Communicative strategies -- Summary -- 8. International English : how native and non-native speakers use words -- Introduction -- Style -- Group language and slang -- Non-native speaker varieties -- International English -- Summary -- 9. Convergence or divergence -- English in one global world -- Linguistic relativity -- Voices speaking for convergence, for divergence. |
| Series Title: | English language series. |
| Responsibility: | Stephan Gramley. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"The Vocabulary of World English" is for anyone, particularly college and university students, interested in English vocabulary, but with little or no previous knowledge of linguistics.
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...the book is a treasure house of linguistic and cultural information....all in all the book is a sucessful and admirable compromise between factual information, linguistic reasoning and didactic adaptation...instructive and entertaining for university and school teachers of English world-wide.Fremdsprachen: Lerhren und Lernen Read more...
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- Woordenschat.
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- Vocabulary.
- Vocabulary -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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