Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Areal features of the anglophone world 1
5. I. Case Studies
6. English in England 23
7. English and Scots in Scotland 53
8. English in Ireland 79
9. English in the United States 109
10. English varieties in the Caribbean 133
11. English in Africa 161
12. English in Asia 187
13. Shared features in New Englishes 211
14. English in Australia and New Zealand 233
15. II. Feature complexes
16. Global features of English vernaculars 261
17. Phonological inventories 277
18. Negation in varieties of English 299
19. Tense and aspect 329
20. Verbal concord 355
21. Pronominal systems 379
22. Reflexive and intensive self-forms 409
23. Vocabulary 439
24. Pragmatics 463
25. Subject index 487
26. Subject index 495
27. Language index 502