A dictionary of varieties of English [[e-book] /] / Raymond Hickey
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| Autore: |
Hickey Raymond <1954->
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| Titolo: |
A dictionary of varieties of English [[e-book] /] / Raymond Hickey
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Edizione: | First Edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (457 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 427 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Variation |
| English language - Dialects | |
| English language - Spoken English | |
| Classificazione: | LAN009000 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | acquisition, manner ofacrolect; acronym; active; Acts of Union; actuation; adaptation; address system; adjective; adjectives, comparative and superlative forms of; adjectives, comparison of; adjunct; adolescent speech; adopters, early and late; advanced pronunciation; adverb; adverbs, inchoative and counterfactual; adverbs, intensifying; adverbs, order of; adverbs, unmarked; affix; affricate; Africa, East; Africa, English in; Africa, South; Africa, Southern; Africa, The Scramble for; Africa, West; African American English; African American English, diaspora varieties of |
| African American English, sources ofAfrican American English, terms for; African American English, theories of origin; African languages; Afrikaans; Afrikaans English; Afrogenesis; Afro-Seminole; after perfective; Age of Discovery, The; age-grading; agglutinative; /ai/ and /au/, realization of; ain't; Aitken, A. J. (1921-1998); Aitken's Law; Aku; Alford, Henry (1810-1871); alliteration; allomorph; allophone; allophones; alphabet; alphabet, pronunciation of; alphabetism; Alternative Histories of English; alternatives, lexical; alveolar; alveolar realization of velar nasals; alveolo-palatal | |
| ambiguousamelioration; American Colonization Society; American Dialect Society; American English; American English, influence on English in England; American English, Southern; American English, spelling; American Heritage Dictionary; American Language, The; American Revolution; American Samoa; American Sign Language; American Speech; analogical change; analytic; analytical comparison; anaphora; Anglo-; Anglo-Celtic; anglocentric; Anglo-Indians; Anglo-Irish; anglophone; Angloromani; Anglo-Saxon; Anglo-Saxonism; angloversal; Anguilla; animate; anthropology, cultural; anthropology, linguistic | |
| anti-deletionAntigua and Barbuda; Antilles; antiquarianism; antonym; anymore, positive; Aotearoa; apex; aphasia; apocope; Appalachian English; apparent time; applied linguistics; approximant; a -prefixing; archaism; Archaizers; areal linguistics; argot; article; article, reduction of definite; article, use of; articulation; articulatory phonetics; articulatory setting; as / at; Asian Englishes; Asian languages; ASK-metathesis; aspect; aspect, historical spread of; aspirated; assimilation; Atlantic creoles; Atlas of North American English; Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures | |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | "A Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world. Provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field Includes definitions both for the varieties of English and regions they feature, and for terms and concepts derived from a linguistic analysis of these varieties Explores important research issues including the transportation of dialects of English, the rise of 'New Englishes', sociolinguistic investigations of various English-speaking locales, and the study of language contact and change. Reflects our increased awareness of global forms of English, and the advances made in the study of varieties of the language in recent decades Creates an invaluable, informative resource for students and scholars alike, spanning the rich and diverse linguistic varieties of the most widely accepted language of international communication "-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Dictionary of varieties of English |
| ISBN: | 1-118-58404-X |
| 1-118-58408-2 | |
| 1-118-60260-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818236203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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