An introduction to regional Englishes : dialect variation in England
Joan C Beal
This series provides introductions to the main areas of English language study. Volumes cover aspects of the history and structure of the language such as: syntax, phonology, morphology, regional and social variation, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and international Englishes.
Content: 1. Introduction: are regional varieties doomed?; 2. Accent; 3. Dialect I: 'grammar'; 4. Dialect II: lexis; 5. The Diffusion Model; 6. Levelling; 7. Regional Identity/ Communities of Practice; 8. Stereotypes; 9. Conclusion; 10. Resources.
Abstract: A description of regional varieties of British English, along with discussion of current research in dialectology/ variationist sociolinguistics.
Content: 1. Introduction: are regional varieties doomed?; 2. Accent; 3. Dialect I: 'grammar'; 4. Dialect II: lexis; 5. The Diffusion Model; 6. Levelling; 7. Regional Identity/ Communities of Practice; 8. Stereotypes; 9. Conclusion; 10. Resources.
Abstract: A description of regional varieties of British English, along with discussion of current research in dialectology/ variationist sociolinguistics.
Year:
2010
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
122
ISBN 10:
0748629378
ISBN 13:
9780748629374
Series:
Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
File:
PDF, 6.88 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010
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