Handbook of perceptual dialectology . Volume 2 / / edited by Daniel LongDennis R. Preston

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814011003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 2002
• ISBN: 1-282-16083-4; 9786612160837; 90-272-9605-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xxvi, 438 p. : maps
• Altri autori (Persone): PrestonDennis Richard
• Disciplina: 417.2
• Soggetti: Linguistic geography; Speech perception; Language and languages - Variation; Language awareness
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: HANDBOOK OF PERCEPTUAL DIALECTOLOGY -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1 Miami Cuban Perceptions of Varieties of Spanish -- References -- Chapter 2 Aesthetic Evaluation of Dutch -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Perceptions of Languages in the Mandingo Region of Mali -- References -- Chapter 4 Gender Di.erences in the Perception of Turkish Regional Dialects -- References -- Chapter 5 Mental Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Attitudes of Montreal Students Towards Varieties of French -- Notes -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 7 An Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis of Imitation -- Notes -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Chapter 8 California Students' Perceptions of, You Know, Regions and Dialects? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Perception of Dialect Distance -- Notes -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 10 A Dialect with 'Great Inner Strength'? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 11 Dialect Recognition and Speech Community Focusing in New and Old Towns in England -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- ; References -- Chapter 12 Where is the "Most Beautiful" and the "Ugliest" Hungarian Spoken? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13 Microcosmic Perceptual Dialectology and the Consequences of Extended Linguistic Awareness -- References -- Chapter 14 Regional Di.erences in the Perception of Korean Dialects -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15 A Perceptual Dialectology of Anglophone Canada from the Perspective of Young Albertans and Ontarians -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16 Madrid Perceptions of Regional Varieties in Spain -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References.; Chapter 17 Attitudes Toward Midwestern American English -- References -- Chapter 18 The Perception of Urban Varieties -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 19 A Perceptual Dialect Study of French in Switzerland -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 20 Influence of Vowel Devoicing on Dialect Judgments by Japanese Speakers -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Appendix -- References -- About the Contributors -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology, Volume II, expands on the coverage of both regions and methodologies in the investigation of nonlinguists' perceptions of language variety. New areas studied include Canada (anglophone and francophone), Cuba, Hungary, Italy, Korea, and Mali, and most prominent among the new approaches are studies of the salience of specific linguistic features in variety identification and assessment. As in Volume I, the reader will find in these chapters everything from the statistical treatment of the ratings of dialect attributes to studies of the actual discourses of nonlinguists discussing language variety. Dialectologists, sociolinguistics, ethnographers, and applied linguists who work in areas where language variety is a concern will appreciate the findings and methods of these studies, but social scientists of every sort who want to understand the role of language in the cultural lives of ordinary people will also find much of interest here.