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Varieties of English: An introduction to the study of language (Studies in English language) by Dennis Freeborn with Peter French and David Langford is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Varieties of English: An introduction to the study of language (Studies in English language) about?
A topic-based introduction to spoken and written English, providing a wide range of written texts and transcriptions of speech for commentary and analysis. The salient stylistic features are described in linguistic terms where this is relevant to the particular nature of the text or transcript. This second edition adds new material for study, and provides new sections on areas such as "politically correct" usage, language and racism and language and gender. The original cassette tape remains applicable, and offers a useful resource.
Who reads Varieties of English: An introduction to the study of language (Studies in English language)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dennis Freeborn with Peter French and David Langford
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers Limited
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781349227235
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Literary Fiction, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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