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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459723003321

Autore

Beal Joan C

Titolo

An introduction to regional Englishes [[electronic resource] ] : dialect variation in England / / Joan C. Beal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-02105-6

9786613021052

0-7486-2937-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Edinburgh textbooks on the English language

Disciplina

427

Soggetti

English language - Dialects - Great Britain

Electronic books.

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 (p. 108-117) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Accent variation in England""; ""3 Dialect variation in England: morphology and syntax""; ""4 Dialect variation in England: lexis""; ""5 Levelling and diffusion""; ""6 Variation and identity""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Are the dialects of England disappearing in the wake of globalisation and 'Estuary English', or are geographical differences as strong as ever? Joan Beal looks at recent research into regional variation in England, discusses the evidence for 'dialect levelling' and argues that, despite this, features of dialect are still clear markers of regional and local identity. Chapters outlining the main regional differences in accent, dialect grammar and dialect vocabulary are followed by discussions of research into geographical diffusion, levelling, issues of identity and stereotypes. Each chapter is