American English : dialects and variation
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American English : dialects and variation
(Language in society, 24-25)
Blackwell Publishers, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-380) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hdc ISBN 9780631204862
Description
This book provides an up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The author describes situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included.
Table of Contents
1. The Reality of Dialects.2. Why Languages Have Dialects.3. Levels of Dialects.4. Dialects in the United States: Past, Present, and Future.5. Regional Dialects.6. Social and Ethnic Dialects.7. Gender and Language Variation.8. Dialects and Style.9. The Patterning of Dialect.10. Dialects and Education.11. Dialect Awareness in the School and Community.Appendix: An Inventory of Diagnostic Dialect Structures.Glossary of Terms.
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: pbk ISBN 9780631204879
Description
This book provides an up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The author describes situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included.
Table of Contents
1. The Reality of Dialects. 2. Why Languages Have Dialects. 3. Levels of Dialects. 4. Dialects in the United States: Past, Present, and Future. 5. Regional Dialects. 6. Social and Ethnic Dialects. 7. Gender and Language Variation. 8. Dialects and Style. 9. The Patterning of Dialect. 10. Dialects and Education. 11. Dialect Awareness in the School and Community. Appendix: An Inventory of Diagnostic Dialect Structures. Glossary of Terms.
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