37.2114, Books: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 1: Hickey (ed.) (2026)

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Date: 18-Jun-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 1 Raymond Hickey (ed.)


Title: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6,
Part 1
Subtitle: Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific
Series Title: The New Cambridge History of the English Language
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/history-english-language/new-cambridge-history-english-language-africa-asia-australasia-and-pacific-volume-6-part-1?format=HB&isbn=9781009206204

Editor(s): Raymond Hickey

Hardback ISBN:  9781009206204 Pages:  672 Price: U.K. £ 140.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009206204 Pages:  672 Price: Europe EURO 163.39
Hardback ISBN:  9781009206204 Pages:  672 Price: U.S. $ 180.00

Abstract:

This volume offers in-depth coverage of varieties of English across
the world, outside of the British and North American arenas. It is
split into two parts, with Part one dedicated to varieties of English
across Africa, and Part two looking at varieties in Asia, and
Australia and the Pacific. There are introductory chapters dealing
with the colonial transportation of English overseas, and the generic
types of English which resulted, often labelled World Englishes, and
examinations of English-lexifier pidgins and creoles. The remaining
sections look at different geographic regions. Anglophone Africa
divides into three blocks: west, east and south, each with different
linguistic ecologies determined by history and demography. Asia,
especially South Asia and South-East Asia, is similar in the kinds of
English it now shows, with the significance of East Asia for varieties
of English increasing in recent years. Varieties of English in
Australia and the Pacific are also examined.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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