{"product_id":"lexical-innovation-in-world-englishes-hardback","title":"Lexical Innovation in World Englishes - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 ESSE Book Award in English Language and Linguistics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLexical Innovation in World Englishes\u003c\/em\u003e 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscusses and problematizes different categorizations of English varieties and processes of word formation, considering the expansion of English across the world; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003edraws on authentic examples taken from language corpora to gain a finer understanding of the varieties’ transformations and of their reciprocal influences from a lexical perspective;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eaims to validate general considerations on the lexical features of these varieties of English and test them using corpora.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding eight empirical case studies, this innovative text shows the importance of investigating lexical developments to observe the evolution of a variety while arguing for the need to go beyond a purely structuralist approach and to include a broader discursive and sociological perspective. \u003ci\u003eLexical Innovation in World Englishes\u003c\/i\u003e is key reading for postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of World Englishes and language varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45600166969582,"sku":"9780815363453","price":92.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780815363453.jpg?v=1721464975","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/lexical-innovation-in-world-englishes-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}