Varieties of English Books

New and Published Books

1. Language and Identity in Englishes

   By Urszula Clark

   Language and Identity in Englishes examines the core issues and debates surrounding the relationship between English, language and identity. Drawing on a range of international examples from the UK, US, China and India, Clark uses both cutting-edge fieldwork and her own original research to give a...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education

   A Bibliographic Resource

   By John R. Rickford, Julie Sweetland, Angela E. Rickford, Thomas Grano

   Series: NCTE-Routledge Research Series

   More than 50 years of scholarly attention to the intersection of language and education have resulted in a rich body of literature on the role of vernacular language varieties in the classroom. This field of work can be bewildering in its size and variety, drawing as it does on the diverse methods,...

   Published October 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. English with an Accent

   Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States, 2nd Edition

   By Rosina Lippi-Green

   Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes towards language. Rosina Lippi-Green discusses the ways in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate social...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
4. The Linguistic Atlas of Scotland (3 Volumes)

   Scots Section

   Edited by H. H. Speitel, J. Y. Mather

   This work is a reissue of the three volumes of the Linguistic Atlas of Scotland, first published in 1975, 1977 and 1985 respectively. The volumes offer a thorough and comprehensive dialectological study of Lowland Scotland, Orkney and Shetland, Northern Ireland, Northumberland&...

   Published April 27th 2010 by Routledge
5. Redesigning English

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Sharon Goodman, David Graddol, Theresa Lillis

   This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new media. Focusing on how English has, and continues to evolve through its global status, there is a strong emphasis on...

   Published April 15th 2007 by Routledge
6. Learning English

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Neil Mercer, Joan Swann, Barbara Mayor

   Learning English focuses on young children's acquisition of spoken and written English in monolingual and bilingual contexts and explores the debates surrounding English in schools and colleges, and the often controversial nature of the English curriculum in different parts of the world. ...

   Published March 20th 2007 by Routledge
7. Changing English

   2nd Edition

   Edited by David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann, Martin Rhys, Julia Gillen

   Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day. It focuses on the radical changes that have taken place in the structure of English over a millennium and a half, detailing the influences of migration, colonialism and many other historical,...

   Published November 27th 2006 by Routledge
8. An Atlas of English Dialects

   Region and Dialect

   By Clive Upton, J.D.A Widdowson

   Do you call it April Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin’ Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you’re out of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift or thock? The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of...

   Published February 6th 2006 by Routledge
9. Language Change

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite titles. These provide...

   Published February 11th 2004 by Routledge
10. Understanding African American Rhetoric

    Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations

    Edited by Ronald L. Jackson II, Elaine B. Richardson

    First published in 2003...

    Published April 3rd 2003 by Routledge