This volume addresses recent issues concerning language change and standardization in postcolonial settings. The book brings together experts from North America

The global spread of English has resulted in the emergence of a diverse range of postcolonial varieties around the world. Postcolonial English provides a clear

In a world where an increasing amount of communication takes place in English among non-native speakers, this study presents data from email exchanges to provid

This single-volume guide equips students of sociolinguistics with a full set of methodological tools including data collection and analysis techniques, explaine

This book explores the evolution of modal constructions of necessity and obligation in New Englishes. Focusing on Singapore English, analysis of corpus data rev