02717nam 2200589 a 450 991045972300332120200520144314.01-283-02105-697866130210520-7486-2937-8(CKB)2670000000066354(EBL)647698(OCoLC)700706410(SSID)ssj0000470435(PQKBManifestationID)12194728(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470435(PQKBWorkID)10413278(PQKB)10643852(MiAaPQ)EBC647698(Au-PeEL)EBL647698(CaPaEBR)ebr10442262(CaONFJC)MIL302105(EXLCZ)99267000000006635420110215d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn introduction to regional Englishes[electronic resource] dialect variation in England /Joan C. BealEdinburgh Edinburgh University Press20101 online resource (135 p.)Edinburgh textbooks on the English languageDescription based upon print version of record.0-7486-2117-2 0-7486-2116-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-117) and index.""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""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 Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.English languageDialectsGreat BritainElectronic books.English languageDialects427Beal Joan C477454MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459723003321An introduction to regional Englishes1990312UNINA