1st Edition

Lexical Innovation in World Englishes Cross-fertilization and Evolving Paradigms

By Patrizia Anesa Copyright 2019
176 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Winner of the 2020 ESSE Book Award in English Language and Linguistics Lexical Innovation in World Englishes contributes to the investigation of World Englishes by offering insights into the lexical developments of selected English varieties and their cross-fertilization potential. Taking a theoretical and empirical approach and focusing on neological formations, this book: discusses... Read more

Acknowledgments  List of abbreviations  Part 1  1 Introduction  2 Investigating English and Englishes  Part 2  3 Lexical developments  4 Word-formation processes  5 Methodological approach  Part 3  6 Case studies  7 Conclusions  Appendix 1  Appendix 2  References  Index

Biography

Patrizia Anesa is a lecturer at the University of Bergamo, Italy.