Could someone suggest a book on this topic? I have Braj B Kachru's The Handbook of World Englishes, but I'd like to have more information :)
Цитата: Aleksey от декабря 22, 2009, 08:41
I have Braj B Kachru's The Handbook of World Englishes, but I'd like to have more information
You really need more than these 833 pages?! :eat:
Цитата: Евгений от декабря 23, 2009, 01:26
You really need more than these 833 pages?! :eat:
Yes, the more the better.
Well, then you might be interested in John Benjamins' series "Varieties of English around the world" with 49 volumes so far: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_seriesview.cgi?series=veaw
Is it possible to find pdf or djview versions of it?
Some of them are to be found on Gigapedia.
Hello Alexey,
There is a lot of information about American and British English differences on this website: en.wikipedia.org
* American and British English differences
* List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom
* List of British words not widely used in the United States
* List of words having different meanings in British and American English