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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460564103321

Autore

Wolfram Walt <1941->

Titolo

American English / / Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling ; enhancements and exercises by Caroline Myrick and Joel Schneier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-39143-8

1-118-39145-4

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (533 p.)

Collana

Language in Society ; ; 25

Classificazione

LAN009050

Disciplina

427/.973

Soggetti

English language - Dialects - United States

English language - Variation - United States

Americanisms

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dialects, standards, and vernaculars -- Why dialects? -- Levels of dialect -- Dialects in the United States : past, present, and future -- Regional varieties of English -- Social varieties of American English -- Ethnicity and American English -- African American English -- Gender and language variation -- Dialects and style -- The application of dialect study -- Dialect awareness : extending application.

Sommario/riassunto

"The thoroughly revised new edition now includes a companion website with an extensive array of sound files, video clips, and other online materials to enhance and illustrate discussions in the text"--