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The English-vernacular divide [[electronic resource] ] : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan
| The English-vernacular divide [[electronic resource] ] : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan |
| Autore | Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (155 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420/.9171241 |
| Collana | Bilingual Education & Bilingualism |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Commonwealth countries
English language - Political aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Social aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries Languages in contact - Commonwealth countries Postcolonialism - Commonwealth countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-82846-3
9786610828463 9781853597712 1-85359-771-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the Vernacular in a Divisive Postcolonial Landscape -- Chapter 2. Divisive Postcolonial Ideologies, Language Policies and Social Practices -- Chapter 3. Divisive and Divergent Pedagogical Tools for Vernacular and English-medium Students -- Chapter 4. The Divisive Politics of Divergent Pedagogical Practices at College Level -- Chapter 5. The Divisive Politics of Tracking -- Chapter 6. Gulfs and Bridges Revisited: Hybridity, Nativization and Other Loose Ends -- Afterword: Some Personal Notes -- Appendix 1: Details of Research Data -- Appendix 2: Some Historical Dates Marking the Enforcement of Particular Educational Policies -- Appendix 3: Divergent Minimal Levels of Learning (MLLs) for VM and EM Students -- Appendix 4: Examples from Curricula and Examination Papers -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450495903321 |
Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965->
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| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The English-vernacular divide [[electronic resource] ] : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan
| The English-vernacular divide [[electronic resource] ] : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan |
| Autore | Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (155 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420/.9171241 |
| Collana | Bilingual Education & Bilingualism |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Commonwealth countries
English language - Political aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Social aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries Languages in contact - Commonwealth countries Postcolonialism - Commonwealth countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-82846-3
9786610828463 9781853597712 1-85359-771-6 |
| Classificazione | HF 563 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the Vernacular in a Divisive Postcolonial Landscape -- Chapter 2. Divisive Postcolonial Ideologies, Language Policies and Social Practices -- Chapter 3. Divisive and Divergent Pedagogical Tools for Vernacular and English-medium Students -- Chapter 4. The Divisive Politics of Divergent Pedagogical Practices at College Level -- Chapter 5. The Divisive Politics of Tracking -- Chapter 6. Gulfs and Bridges Revisited: Hybridity, Nativization and Other Loose Ends -- Afterword: Some Personal Notes -- Appendix 1: Details of Research Data -- Appendix 2: Some Historical Dates Marking the Enforcement of Particular Educational Policies -- Appendix 3: Divergent Minimal Levels of Learning (MLLs) for VM and EM Students -- Appendix 4: Examples from Curricula and Examination Papers -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783774603321 |
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Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965->
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| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The English-vernacular divide : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan
| The English-vernacular divide : postcolonial language politics and practice / / Vaidehi Ramanathan |
| Autore | Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (155 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420/.9171241 |
| Collana | Bilingual Education & Bilingualism |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Commonwealth countries
English language - Political aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Social aspects - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries Languages in contact - Commonwealth countries Postcolonialism - Commonwealth countries |
| ISBN |
1-280-82846-3
9786610828463 9781853597712 1-85359-771-6 |
| Classificazione | HF 563 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the Vernacular in a Divisive Postcolonial Landscape -- Chapter 2. Divisive Postcolonial Ideologies, Language Policies and Social Practices -- Chapter 3. Divisive and Divergent Pedagogical Tools for Vernacular and English-medium Students -- Chapter 4. The Divisive Politics of Divergent Pedagogical Practices at College Level -- Chapter 5. The Divisive Politics of Tracking -- Chapter 6. Gulfs and Bridges Revisited: Hybridity, Nativization and Other Loose Ends -- Afterword: Some Personal Notes -- Appendix 1: Details of Research Data -- Appendix 2: Some Historical Dates Marking the Enforcement of Particular Educational Policies -- Appendix 3: Divergent Minimal Levels of Learning (MLLs) for VM and EM Students -- Appendix 4: Examples from Curricula and Examination Papers -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809766403321 |
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Ramanathan Vaidehi <1965->
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| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes [[electronic resource] ] : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / by Manfred Görlach
| Englishes [[electronic resource] ] : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / by Manfred Görlach |
| Autore | Görlach Manfred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Collana | Varieties of English around the world. General series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-35860-3
9786613358608 90-272-7756-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457924703321 |
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Görlach Manfred
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / Manfred Görlach
| Englishes : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / Manfred Görlach |
| Autore | Görlach Manfred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Collana | Varieties of English around the world. General series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| ISBN |
1-283-35860-3
9786613358608 90-272-7756-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781522003321 |
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Görlach Manfred
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / Manfred Görlach
| Englishes : studies in varieties of English, 1984-1988 / / Manfred Görlach |
| Autore | Görlach Manfred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Collana | Varieties of English around the world. General series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| ISBN |
1-283-35860-3
9786613358608 90-272-7756-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824969203321 |
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Görlach Manfred
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.009 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchneiderEdgar W <1954-> (Edgar Werner) |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World. General Series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-35839-5
9786613358394 90-272-7577-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 1; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOR MANFRED GORLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY; PUBLICATIONS BY MANFRED GORLACH; Books:; Forthcoming books:; Volumes edited:; Founder and editor of:; Articles:; Forthcoming articles:; Reviews and notes:; INTRODUCTION; Acknowledgments; TYPES OF ENGLISH HETERONYMS; ZERO COMING TO NAUGHT; References; THE PROGRESSIVE AND HABITUAL ASPECTS IN NON-STANDARD ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The progressive aspect; 2.1. The extensive use of being
2.2. Locative express ions of the progressive aspect 2.3. Do as a progressive marker; 3. The habitual aspect; 3.1. Preliminaries; 3.2. From the progressive aspect to the imperfective; 3.3. Be + -ins as a habitual marker; 3.4. Do_ as a habitual marker; 4. Conclusion; References; COLONISATION, MIGRATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH; 1. Non-native varieties; 2. How English moved; 3. How English is used; 4. Conclusion; References; BRITISH ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH-TWO DEBATABLE TERMS; References; PASSIVE-LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH-BASED AND OTHER CREOLES; 1. Introduction 2. Creole structures (largely) parallel to European passives 3. Passive equivalents; 3.1. Semantic passivization of transitive verbs; 3.2. They' passive equivalent; 3.3. Non-Atlantic Creoles with unrelated passive constructions; 4. Conclusions; References; A SUB-TEXT OF THE SIXTIES; THE UNKNOWN ENGLISHES? TESTING GERMAN STUDENTS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY VARIETIES OF ENGLISH; 1. Introduction; 2. Testing German students: the project; 2.1. Collecting data; 2.2. The tape; 2.3. Evaluating the answers; 2.4. Characterization of the individual recordings; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusion References Appendix; ""OH DEARIE ME!"": DRAMATIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTIC SUBVERSION IN THE SCOTTISH SITUATION COMEDY THE HIGH LIFE; Abbreviations; References; HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIABLES IN DIALECT TEXTS:IN, ON AND OF IN CRAVEN (WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE)ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIALOGUES FROM 1828; References; IRISH ENGLISH AND WORLD ENGLISH: LEXICAL PERSPECTIVES; 1. Introduction; 2. The early lexicon; 2.1. External influences; 2.2. The lexicon of English in medieval Ireland; 3. The lexicon of modern Irish English; 3.1. "" The entry of words into the Irish English lexicon; 3.2. Geographical distribution 3.3. Meaning 3 4. Use; 3.5. Morphological relations; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; AYRSHIRE AS A LINGUISTIC AREA; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and methodology; 3. Results; 4. Conclusion; References; Appendix; THE SPELLING OF SCOTS: A DIFFICULTY; References; MA LANGUAGE IS DISGRACEFUL: TOM LEONARD'S GLASGOW DIALECT POEMS; References; THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ULSTER SCOTS LANGUAGE; 1. Introduction; 2. Language vs. dialect; 3. Ulster Scots and Ulster English; 4. History; 5. Literary documents; 6. Recent events; 7. Implications; References; ON SOME PLANT NAMES IN BRITAIN AND BEYOND; Abbreviations References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457229303321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes around the world : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach . Volume 2 Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australasia
| Englishes around the world : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach . Volume 2 Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australasia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 pages) |
| Disciplina | 427.009 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchneiderEdgar W |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Commonwealth countries
English language - English-speaking countries English language - Foreign countries English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - English-speaking countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries |
| ISBN |
1-283-35838-7
9786613358387 90-272-7576-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 2; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOR MANFRED GÖRLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY; INTRODUCTION; Acknowledgments; THE ENGLISH OF WEST INDIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; 1. Concern about language; 2. Writing as data; 3. Results of an error analysis; 3.1. Word-totals, paragraphs, cancellations; 3.2. Spelling; 3.3. Punctuation and capitalisation; 3.4. Inflections, auxiliaries, modais; 3.5. Idiom; 3.6. Omissions; 3.7. Consistency of NP/VP relationships; 3.8. Lexical choices: Inclusion, exclusion and congruence in meaning
4. Implications for the language programme References; ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE DESTINY: RACE, ETHNICITY AND GUYANESE SOCIOLINGUISTIC IDENTITY; 1. Wherefore Guyana; 2. One people, one nation: Race and ethnicity; 2.1. Race; 2.2. Ethnicity; 3. One destiny: Guyanese sociolinguistic identity; 3.1. The components; 3.2. Attitudes and behaviors; 3.3. The results of interaction and change; References; STYLE AND REGISTER IN JAMAICAN PATWA; 1. Introduction; 2. Internal varieties in creole studies; 3. Speaky-Spoky: a creole style; 4. Rasta Talk: a creole register 5. Creole internal varieties: common characteristics of functional codes References; REQUIEM FOR ENGLISH IN AN ""ENGLISH-SPEAKING"" COMMUNITY: THE CASE OF JAMAICA; 1. Introduction; 2. The historical evolution of the roles of English and Creole in Jamaica; 2.1. The tradition of English as sovereign in colonial and early post-colonial Jamaica; 2.2. Independence and the evolution of public/formal functions for Jamaican Creole; 3. The fate of English in contemporary Jamaica; 4. Prognosis for English; References; SIX VERNACULAR TEXTS FROM TRINIDAD, 1838-1851 1. ""The Sorrows of Kitty""-""Spectator"". (Trinidad Standard, 1 February 1839, p. 3); 2. ""Look here, Sambo""-Anonymous. (Trinidad Standard, 13 September 1839, p. 2); 3. ""New Government Buildings""-""Eavesdropper"". (Port of Spain Gazette, 8 November 1844, p. 3); 4. ""Down de Coste""-""Quasshe"". (Trinidad Spectator, 31 March 1847, p. 2); 5. ""Tode genieman wha rite""-""George Hill"", (The Trinidad Spectator and Commercial Gazetteer, 8 January 1848, p. 2); 6. ""Drama of a certain day in life""-Anonymous. (The Trinidadian, 7 May 1851, p. 3); References ASPECTS OF THE SYNTAX OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH 1. Introduction; 2. Varieties within varieties; 3. Reflexives and reciprocals; 4. The modal will; 4.1. A syntactic explanation; 4.2. A phonological explanation; 5. Conclusion; References; ENCOUNTERS WITH ENGLISH OVER THREE GENERATIONS IN A XHOSA FAMILY: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?; 1. Introduction; 2. The background; 2. 1 The sociolinguistic context; 2.2. The historical context; 2.3. The local context; 3. The Xhosa informants; 3.1. The grandmother; 3.1.1. Personal history; 3.1.2, Grammatical features; 3.2. The mother; 3.2.1. Personal history; 3.2.2. Grammatical features |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781525003321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.009 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchneiderEdgar W <1954-> (Edgar Werner) |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World. General Series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| ISBN |
1-283-35839-5
9786613358394 90-272-7577-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 1; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOR MANFRED GORLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY; PUBLICATIONS BY MANFRED GORLACH; Books:; Forthcoming books:; Volumes edited:; Founder and editor of:; Articles:; Forthcoming articles:; Reviews and notes:; INTRODUCTION; Acknowledgments; TYPES OF ENGLISH HETERONYMS; ZERO COMING TO NAUGHT; References; THE PROGRESSIVE AND HABITUAL ASPECTS IN NON-STANDARD ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The progressive aspect; 2.1. The extensive use of being
2.2. Locative express ions of the progressive aspect 2.3. Do as a progressive marker; 3. The habitual aspect; 3.1. Preliminaries; 3.2. From the progressive aspect to the imperfective; 3.3. Be + -ins as a habitual marker; 3.4. Do_ as a habitual marker; 4. Conclusion; References; COLONISATION, MIGRATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH; 1. Non-native varieties; 2. How English moved; 3. How English is used; 4. Conclusion; References; BRITISH ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH-TWO DEBATABLE TERMS; References; PASSIVE-LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH-BASED AND OTHER CREOLES; 1. Introduction 2. Creole structures (largely) parallel to European passives 3. Passive equivalents; 3.1. Semantic passivization of transitive verbs; 3.2. They' passive equivalent; 3.3. Non-Atlantic Creoles with unrelated passive constructions; 4. Conclusions; References; A SUB-TEXT OF THE SIXTIES; THE UNKNOWN ENGLISHES? TESTING GERMAN STUDENTS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY VARIETIES OF ENGLISH; 1. Introduction; 2. Testing German students: the project; 2.1. Collecting data; 2.2. The tape; 2.3. Evaluating the answers; 2.4. Characterization of the individual recordings; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusion References Appendix; ""OH DEARIE ME!"": DRAMATIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTIC SUBVERSION IN THE SCOTTISH SITUATION COMEDY THE HIGH LIFE; Abbreviations; References; HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIABLES IN DIALECT TEXTS:IN, ON AND OF IN CRAVEN (WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE)ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIALOGUES FROM 1828; References; IRISH ENGLISH AND WORLD ENGLISH: LEXICAL PERSPECTIVES; 1. Introduction; 2. The early lexicon; 2.1. External influences; 2.2. The lexicon of English in medieval Ireland; 3. The lexicon of modern Irish English; 3.1. "" The entry of words into the Irish English lexicon; 3.2. Geographical distribution 3.3. Meaning 3 4. Use; 3.5. Morphological relations; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; AYRSHIRE AS A LINGUISTIC AREA; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and methodology; 3. Results; 4. Conclusion; References; Appendix; THE SPELLING OF SCOTS: A DIFFICULTY; References; MA LANGUAGE IS DISGRACEFUL: TOM LEONARD'S GLASGOW DIALECT POEMS; References; THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ULSTER SCOTS LANGUAGE; 1. Introduction; 2. Language vs. dialect; 3. Ulster Scots and Ulster English; 4. History; 5. Literary documents; 6. Recent events; 7. Implications; References; ON SOME PLANT NAMES IN BRITAIN AND BEYOND; Abbreviations References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781529003321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Englishes around the world . Volume 1 General studies, British Isles, North America : studies in honour of Manfred Görlach / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.009 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchneiderEdgar W <1954-> (Edgar Werner) |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World. General Series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries
English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries English language - Variation - Foreign countries English language - English-speaking countries English language - Commonwealth countries English language - Foreign countries |
| ISBN |
1-283-35839-5
9786613358394 90-272-7577-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 1; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOR MANFRED GORLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY; PUBLICATIONS BY MANFRED GORLACH; Books:; Forthcoming books:; Volumes edited:; Founder and editor of:; Articles:; Forthcoming articles:; Reviews and notes:; INTRODUCTION; Acknowledgments; TYPES OF ENGLISH HETERONYMS; ZERO COMING TO NAUGHT; References; THE PROGRESSIVE AND HABITUAL ASPECTS IN NON-STANDARD ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The progressive aspect; 2.1. The extensive use of being
2.2. Locative express ions of the progressive aspect 2.3. Do as a progressive marker; 3. The habitual aspect; 3.1. Preliminaries; 3.2. From the progressive aspect to the imperfective; 3.3. Be + -ins as a habitual marker; 3.4. Do_ as a habitual marker; 4. Conclusion; References; COLONISATION, MIGRATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH; 1. Non-native varieties; 2. How English moved; 3. How English is used; 4. Conclusion; References; BRITISH ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH-TWO DEBATABLE TERMS; References; PASSIVE-LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH-BASED AND OTHER CREOLES; 1. Introduction 2. Creole structures (largely) parallel to European passives 3. Passive equivalents; 3.1. Semantic passivization of transitive verbs; 3.2. They' passive equivalent; 3.3. Non-Atlantic Creoles with unrelated passive constructions; 4. Conclusions; References; A SUB-TEXT OF THE SIXTIES; THE UNKNOWN ENGLISHES? TESTING GERMAN STUDENTS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY VARIETIES OF ENGLISH; 1. Introduction; 2. Testing German students: the project; 2.1. Collecting data; 2.2. The tape; 2.3. Evaluating the answers; 2.4. Characterization of the individual recordings; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusion References Appendix; ""OH DEARIE ME!"": DRAMATIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTIC SUBVERSION IN THE SCOTTISH SITUATION COMEDY THE HIGH LIFE; Abbreviations; References; HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIABLES IN DIALECT TEXTS:IN, ON AND OF IN CRAVEN (WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE)ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIALOGUES FROM 1828; References; IRISH ENGLISH AND WORLD ENGLISH: LEXICAL PERSPECTIVES; 1. Introduction; 2. The early lexicon; 2.1. External influences; 2.2. The lexicon of English in medieval Ireland; 3. The lexicon of modern Irish English; 3.1. "" The entry of words into the Irish English lexicon; 3.2. Geographical distribution 3.3. Meaning 3 4. Use; 3.5. Morphological relations; 4. Conclusion; Abbreviations; AYRSHIRE AS A LINGUISTIC AREA; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and methodology; 3. Results; 4. Conclusion; References; Appendix; THE SPELLING OF SCOTS: A DIFFICULTY; References; MA LANGUAGE IS DISGRACEFUL: TOM LEONARD'S GLASGOW DIALECT POEMS; References; THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ULSTER SCOTS LANGUAGE; 1. Introduction; 2. Language vs. dialect; 3. Ulster Scots and Ulster English; 4. History; 5. Literary documents; 6. Recent events; 7. Implications; References; ON SOME PLANT NAMES IN BRITAIN AND BEYOND; Abbreviations References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824279403321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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