Bøger af Peter Siemund

This textbook invites you on a trip around the globe, uncovering layer by layer the complex, yet intriguing facets of English spoken world-wide. The busy streets of London, the scorched vistas of Australia, the colourful and noisy landscapes of New Delhi - English can be heard everywhere. But what are the specific features of these Englishes? What cultural and sociolinguistic realities underlie their use? This textbook brings this exciting and ever-changing world of Englishes right to your door!

Investigates the use of the pronouns he and she for inanimate objects (tree, house, bucket, and more.) across different varieties of English. This work offers an illuminating generalization in terms of the well known hierarchy of individuation, which provides a systematic link between pronominal usage in standard English and its varieties.