Language and region

Author(s)

• Beal, Joan C.

Bibliographic Information

Language and region

Joan C. Beal

（Intertext）

Routledge, 2006

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-109) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Language and Region: provides an accessible guide to regional variation in English covers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialects examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry outlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Unit 1: Region, Nation, Locale Unit 2: Regional Language and its Uses Unit 3: Attitudes to Regional Language Unit 4: Recognising Accents Unit 5: Words and Things Unit 6: Regional Grammar Unit 7: Writing in Dialect Unit 8: Tools of the Trade

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Details

• NCID: BA75816443
• ISBN:
  • 0415366011
  • 0415366003
• LCCN: 2006002241
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 117 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1711
  • DC22 : 427
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Dialects
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation
  • LCSH : English language -- Social aspects
  • LCSH : English language -- Dialects -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : English language -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA31370788