Designed for college courses in linguistics, this volume is part of an impressive four-volume set describing varieties of English worldwide. Each volume contains the tables of contents for all 4 volumes, and each begins with an introduction by the volume editor(s) to the geographical area discussed. The first part of each volume contains individual chapters on the phonology of the different varieties for the area--among the 18 varieties of English described in this volume are Gullah, Chicano, Jamaican Creole, and Newfoundland. The second part is devoted to chapters on morphology and syntax for each variety. Each of the chapters is authored by a specialist in that variety of English and the CD-ROM contains interactive maps as well as speech samples. Also packaged as a four-volume set (ISBN: 978-3-11-017269-0). Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)