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English on the Internet: An attempt to redefine the ‘borderless’ and mapping a new geography on the world atlas of Englishes - Patricia Friedrich, Digital World Englishes (1st ed.) London and New York: Routledge, 2025. Pp. xiv+134, 5 b/w illustrations. Paperback £39.99, ISBN: 9781032163185

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Patricia Friedrich, Digital World Englishes (1st ed.) London and New York: Routledge, 2025. Pp. xiv+134, 5 b/w illustrations. Paperback £39.99, ISBN: 9781032163185

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2026

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Digital spacesglobalisation of Englishnew geographyWorld Englishes

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