Focus on England and Wales [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wolfgang Viereck

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457909203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamin Pub. Co., 1985
• ISBN: 1-283-35926-X; 9786613359261; 90-272-7986-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Collana: Varieties of English around the world. General series, , 0172-7362 ; ; v. 4
• Altri autori (Persone): ViereckWolfgang
• Disciplina: 427
• Soggetti: English language - Dialects - England; English language - Social aspects - England; English language - Dialects - Wales; English language - Social aspects - Wales; English language - Variation - England; English language - Variation - Wales; Electronic books.; England Languages; Wales Languages
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FOCUS ON: ENGLAND AND WALES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; The voicing of initial fricatives in Middle English*; References; Sociolinguistic aspects of place-names: Ethnic affiliation and the pronunciation of Welsh in the Welsh capital; The study; Dimension A; Dimension B; Dimension C; Conclusions; References; The sound system of a West Midland dialect: Kniveton, Derbyshire; Appendix A; References; Spatial aspectsof linguistic change in Surrey, Kent and Sussex; References; Research on non-standard dialects of British English: Progress and prospects (1)1.0 Introduction; 2.0 Sources of information on non-standard grammar; 2.1 The main grammatical studies; 2.2 Other sources of grammatical data; 2.2.1 Phonological and lexical studies; ; 2.2.2 'Data-banks'; 2.2.3 Dialect literature; 2.2.4 Non-specialist accounts; 3.0 A survey of British geographical regions; 3.1 Scotland; 3.2 Northern England; 3.3 The Midlands and East Anglia; 3.4 The South; 3.5 Wales; 3.6 Ireland; 3.7 General works; 4.0 Features of dialect grammar: an overview; 4.1 Negation; 4.1.1 Multiple negation; 4.1.2 Auxiliaries 4.1.3 AIN'T and some other forms of TO BE; 4.1.4 NEVER as past tense negative; 4.1.5 Negative scope; 4.1.6 Negative attraction; 4.2 Present tense verb forms; 4.2.1 Endings of the present tense; 4.2.2 TO BE; 4.2.3 TO DO/TO HAVE; 4.2.4 Present participle; 4.3 Past tense verb forms; 4.3.1 Irregular forms; 4.3.2 TO BE; 4.4 Modal auxiliaries; 4.5 Other verbal forms and constructions; 4.5.1 Imperative; 4.5.2 Infinitive; 4.5.3 Perfective aspect; 4.5.4 Habitual aspect; 4.5.5 Passive voice; 4.5.6 Other points; 4.6 Adverbs; 4.6.1 Without -ly; 4.6.2 Intensification; 4.6.3 Other points; 4.7 Prepositions 4.8 Plural of nouns; 4.8.1 Unmarked plurality; 4.8.2 Irregular plurals; 4.9 Pronouns; 4.10 Demonstratives; 4.11 Comparison; 4.11.1 Distribution of the formation mechanisms; 4.11.2 Double comparison; 4.11.3 Other aspects of comparison; 4.12 Other aspects of grammar; 4.12.1 Articles; 4.12.2 Adjectives; 4.12.3 Conjunctions; 4.12.4 Genitive; 4.12.5 Emphasis; 4.12.6 Typical tags; 4.12.7 Style; 4.12.8 Final points; 5.0 Conclusions; 5.1 Theoretical implications of dialect research; 5.2 Educational implications of dialect research; 5.3 General conclusions; References; Ain't I, or the hole in the pattern References; He took the bottle and put 'n in his pocket: The object pronoun it in present-day Somerset; References; Tyneside syntax:A presentation of some data from the Tyneside Linguistic Survey; Introduction; The Sample; Conclusion; References; Use and non-use of prepositions in spatial expressions in the dialect of Cambridgeshire; Introduction; Expressions of motion or direction to or towards a goal; Expressions of motion or direction away from a point or place; Expressions of motion or direction away from a point or place; Expressions of location or position
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume is a wide-ranging study in dialectology. General surveys appear along with in-depth studies of particular problems. Some papers describe the present situation in terms of dynamic synchrony, others deal with the past and making use of present-day dialectal data to help solve certain problems and, finally, those that draw on the past to explain the present. Traditional dialectological methodology is presented here, as is modern quantificational and computative dialectology. Moreover, regional English and Welsh English are investigated on the phonological, morphological and syntactica

La Péninsule Arabique D'aujourd'hui . II

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910133357203321
• Autore: Carré Olivier
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Institut de recherches et d’études sur les mondes arabes et musulmans, 1982; [Place of publication not identified], : Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1982
• ISBN: 2-271-08129-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVII-724 p.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Sommario/riassunto: Voici le second tome de la péninsule Arabique d’aujourd’hui, ouvrage collectif s’adressant au public non spécialiste mais désireux de prendre une connaissance attentive de cette région du monde arabe, placée chaque jour au cœur de l’actualité économique, financière, stratégique, diplomatique et religieuse. Le tome I a tenté une présentation systématique de la péninsule prise dans son ensemble. Le tome II, Études par pays, offre, comme son nom l’indique, vingt-deux études sur les divers États de la péninsule Arabique. Elles sont regroupées en quatre ensembles : l’Arabie du Sud, le sultanat d’Oman, les États du Golfe et l’Arabie Saoudite. La présentation de chaque pays est accompagnée d’une carte et d’une chronologie, pour permettre au lecteur de le situer d’une orientation bibliographique. Nous espérons que ces études suggèreront la diversité géographique, historique, religieuse, économique et culturelle de cette région, une des plus mal connues du monde arabe.