Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1996
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (374 pages)
Disciplina	420/.973
Altri autori (Persone)	SchneiderEdgar W <1954-> (Edgar Werner)
Collana	Varieties of English around the world. General series
Soggetto topico	English language - United States English language - Social aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Americanisms
ISBN	1-283-35841-7 9786613358417 90-272-7603-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	FOCUS ON THE USA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION: RESEARCH TRENDS IN THE STUDY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH; References; PINEY WOODS SOUTHERN; References; FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH; 1. Introduction; 2. Probability mapping; 3. Lexical variation in colonial cities; 4. Conclusion; References; THE COMPARABILITY OF LINGUISTIC ATLAS RECORDS: THE CASE OF LANCS AND LAGS; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Lexical results; 4. Phonological results; 5. Conclusion; References; TERMS USED FOR CHILDREN'S GAMES: COMPARING DARE'S FINDINGS WITH USAGE OF TODAY'S YOUTH 1. Introduction 2. Methodology; 3. Findings; 4. Summary and reasons for change; THE DIALECTS OF THE MIDDLE WEST; 1. Introduction; 2. Northern, Midland, North Midland, South Midland; 3. Pronunciation: Sociolinguistic methods in a geographical context; 4. Foreign language influences; References; DIALECT CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE IN A POST-INSULAR ISLAND COMMUNITY; 1. Introduction; 2. An ethnographic perspective on dialect study; 3. The Ocracoke ""Brogue"" and other American English dialects; 4. The case of Ocracoke /ay/: Phonetic and phonological issues 5. Phonetic implausibility vs. social significance 6. Weren't regularization; 7. Applying the principle of linguistic gratuity in Ocracoke; References; A COMPARISON OF VARIATION PATTERNS OF VARIABLES AMONG SIXTH-GRADERS IN AN OHIO COMMUNITY; 1. Influences on dialectal change; 1.1. The survey; 1.2. The community; 2. Methods; 2.1. Interviewing; 2.2. Measurement of linguistic variables; 2.3. Independent variables; 2.4. Measurement of correlation; 3. Analyses of the linguistic variables; 3.1. /o/; 3.2. /æ/; 3.3. /ai/; 3.4. Upgliding in dog and similar words 3.5. The merger of pre-nasal /I/ and /ul/3.6. Mergers involving /ol/, /ull/, and /ul/; 3.7. Don't and home; 3.8. Roof; 3.9. Hostile; 3.10. Lightning bug; 3.11. Teeter-totter; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Appendix; References; PERCEPTIONS WITHIN A VARIABLE PARADIGM: BLACK AND WHITE RACIAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION BASED ON SPEECH*; 1.Introduction; 2. Theoretical foundations; 3. Procedures; 3.1. Speech selection; 3.2. The Linguistic Sensitivity Test; 3.3. Data specification; 4. Results; 4.1. Possible interpretations; 4.2. Native evaluations and second language evaluations 4.3 Native judges ' evaluations based on social background 5. Implications for research on housing discrimination; 6. Conclusion; References; SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE CHOICE IN AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN DETROIT; 1. Introduction; 2. The inner city area study; 3. Theoretical considerations; 4. The Vernacular Language Project (VLP); 5. Language and gender; 6. Language and gender in the 60+ age group; References; THE ENGLISH COMPETENCE OF CUBAN EXILES: THE CASE OF NOUN PLURALIZATION; 1. Introduction; 2. Informant selection and data gathering; 3. Data analysis; 4. Results and discussion
Altri titoli varianti	Focus on the United States of America
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910781525103321

Autore	Metcalf Allan A.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (233 p.)
Disciplina	427/.973
Soggetto topico	English language - United States - New words English language - United States - Lexicology English language - Social aspects - United States Language and culture - United States English language - New words Americanisms Lexicology
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-026346-6 0-19-992713-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Speaking of the Generations -- 2. The Republican Generation - (born 1742-1766) -- 3. The Compromise Generation - (born 1767-1791) -- 4. The Transcendental Generation - (born 1792-1821) -- 5. The Gilded Generation - (born 1822-1842) -- 6. The Progressive Generation - (born 1843-1859) -- 7. The Missionary Generation - (born 1860-1882) -- 8. The Lost Generation - (born 1883-1900) -- 9. The G.I. Generation - (born 1901-1924) -- 10. The Silent Generation - (born 1925-1942) -- 11. The Boom Generation - (born 1943-1960) -- 12. The Thirteenth Generation, or Generation X - (born 1961-1981) -- 13. The Millennial Generation, or Generation Y - (born 1982-2004) -- 14. The Homeland Generation - (born 2005-current).
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461119303321

Autore	Kautzsch Alexander <1969->
Edizione	[Reprint 2012]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (350 p.)
Disciplina	427/.973/08996073
Collana	Topics in English linguistics
Soggetto topico	African Americans - Languages English language - United States - Foreign elements - African English language - United States - History African languages - Influence on English Black English Americanisms
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-11-090797-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Data and methods -- Chapter 3. Negation patterns in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 4. The copula in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 5. Relativization in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 6. Comparison of written and spoken Earlier AAE179 -- Chapter 7. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464130003321

Autore	Kautzsch Alexander <1969-2018, >
Edizione	[Reprint 2012]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (350 p.)
Disciplina	427/.973/08996073
Collana	Topics in English linguistics
Soggetto topico	African Americans - Languages English language - United States - Foreign elements - African English language - United States - History African languages - Influence on English Black English Americanisms
ISBN	3-11-090797-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Data and methods -- Chapter 3. Negation patterns in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 4. The copula in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 5. Relativization in Earlier AAE -- Chapter 6. Comparison of written and spoken Earlier AAE179 -- Chapter 7. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910789091903321

Autore	Hobbs James B. <1930->
Edizione	[4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (377 p.)
Disciplina	423.1
Soggetto topico	English language - United States - Homonyms Americanisms
ISBN	1-4766-0393-6
Classificazione	AH 16024 HF 838 HF 851
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Overview of Homophones and Homographs; Definitions; The "Conflict of Homophones" Controversy; Criteria for Including and Excluding Words; Notational Devices and Phonetic Symbols; Organization of the Dictionary; Some Final Thoughts; Homophones; Homographs; Appendix: Unusual Groupings; Homophones; Five or More One-Syllable Words; Four or More Two-Syllable Words; Three or More Three-Syllable Words; All Four-, Five-, and Six-Syllable Words; Homographs (three or more words); Homophones and Homographs (all words); Annotated Bibliography
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910787005603321