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Oxford Guide to World English

Dave Wilton, Friday, January 05, 2007

McArthur, Tom. Oxford Guide to World English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

A comprehensive guide to the dialects of English spoken worldwide.

Filed under: English Dialects

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