TY - BOOK AU - Trudgill,Peter AU - Hannah,Jean TI - International English: a guide to varieties of standard English SN - 9780340971611 (pbk.) U1 - 427 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London : PB - Hodder Education KW - English language KW - Variation KW - BUEsh KW - Foreign countries KW - HHUUEENN KW - November2019 KW - Reading book N1 - First published in Great Britain in 1982; Includes glossary; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a journey through the varieties of Standard English spoken around the world. Comparisons across the varieties provide a comprehensive guide to differences in phonetics, phonology, grammar and vocabulary, providing a useful resource for teachers of English as a foreign language and linguistics students alike." "In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'. This new material will be of particular interest to teachers and advanced learners of English as a foreign or second language as well as students of sociolinguistics, English language and language variation." ER -