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Volume 12 - Issue 4 - October 1996

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The first truly global grammarian
Tom McArthur
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17 October 2008, p. 2
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English in the Maghreb
John D. Battenburg
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17 October 2008, pp. 3-14
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A survey of the expansion of English teaching, learning and use in the Arab West, with particular regard to Tunisia

The Malta experience
Keith Davidson
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17 October 2008, pp. 15-23
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A discussion of the role of English in a unique Mediterranean island, in relation to Margie Berns's article ‘English in the European Union’ (ET43, Jul 95)

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Crossworld
Frank Palmer
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17 October 2008, p. 24
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Jamaica and the economics of English
Monica E. Taylor
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17 October 2008, pp. 25-32
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From the purely economic point of view, is Standard English in this Caribbean nation just so much dead stock on dusty shelves?

The English-based creoles of Surinam
Herman Wekker
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17 October 2008, pp. 33-38
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An account of Sranan, Saramaccan, Ndjuka and other creoles based on English in a former Dutch colony in northern South America

Angles of Vision

A world without censorship?
Frances D'Souza
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17 October 2008, pp. 39-42
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FRANCES D'SOUZA reports on the mission and achievements of Article 19, an organization founded to fight censorship throughout the world.

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Colons descending: an interim assessment
Michael Erard
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17 October 2008, pp. 43-45
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MICHAEL ERARD discusses the role of the colon in a major aspect of academic life

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Demystifying word stress
David S. Taylor
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17 October 2008, pp. 46-52
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An account of syllabic stress in English words which emphasizes the regularity of many patterns of word stress

An orthography for Kamtok
Miriam Ayafor
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17 October 2008, pp. 53-57
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A proposal for a standard script for Cameroonian Pidgin English

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On English in Europe
Robert Phillipson
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17 October 2008, pp. 58-59
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ROBERT PHILLIPSON comments on recent articles in ET about English in the European Union, and particularly Ross Smith's ‘Single market, single currency, single language’

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Honest and refreshing
Anthea Fraser Gupta
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17 October 2008, pp. 60-61
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17 October 2008, pp. 61-64
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ENG volume 12 issue 4 Cover and Front matter
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ENG volume 12 issue 4 Cover and Back matter
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