American dialect research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dennis R. Preston ; with the assistance of the members of the committee, John G. Fought ... [et al.] and the distinguished honorary members of the committee, Dwight Bolinger and Charles F. Hockett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestonDennis Richard
FoughtJohn G |
Collana | Centennial series of the American Dialect Society |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Dialects - United States
Americanisms |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-49729-7
9786613592521 90-272-7390-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AMERICAN DIALECT RESEARCH; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; I. Area Studies; II. Community Studies; III. Group Studies; IV. Special Topics; References; I. Area Studies; The Historical and Cultural Interpretation of Dialect; References; An Approach to Linguistic Geography; The Tape/Text; The Fiche/Text; The Disk/Text; The Book/Text; Note; References; Area Lexicon: The Making of DARE; Notes; Some Applications of Mathematical and Statistical Models in Dialect Geography; Defining Dialect Areas as 'Fuzzy Sets'
Characterizing Regional Interaction with Gravity Models Relating Linguistic and Social Variables through Multivariate Analysis; Conclusion; References; Sociolinguistic Dialectology; 1. Emphases; 2. Questions; 3. Issues; Notes; References; II. Community Studies; Adapting dialectology: The conduct of community language studies; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Questionnaires and worksheets; 2.1. Language attitude surveys; 2.2. Grammaticaly judgments; 3.0. The observer's paradox; 4.0. Experimental development; 5.0. Social and demographic relevance; 6.0. Conclusion; Notes; References Identifying and Interpreting Variables Introduction; The Linguistic Variable; The Social Variable; The First Stage: Identifying Potential Variables; The Extraction Process; Manipulating Linguistic Variables; Note; References; The quantitative analysis of linguistic variation; 1. Quantitative methods and dialect research; 2. Three steps in quantitative analysis; 3. Data collection: Sampling and reliability.; 4. Approaches to reduction and display.; 5. Approaches to interpretation.; 6. Variable rule analysis; References; III. Group Studies; Variation theory and language contact: 1.0. Introduction 2.0. Variation Theory; 3.0. Concepts in Language Contact; 4.0. Methods; 5.0. Data Manipulation; 6.0. Discussion; Notes; References; A Perspective on African-American English; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Why Divergence is Controversial; 3.0. An Approach to BE; 4.0. Results; 5.0. Conclusion; Notes; References; Professional Varieties: The Case of Language and Law; A Personal Preface; Language Varies -- But So What?; Studying the Consequences of Language Variation in Legal Contexts; The Nature of Legal Language; Getting Started; More Recent Concerns Law and Language Studies More Generally Special Issues in the Study of Law and Language; Other Professional Contexts; Notes; References; IV. Special Topics; Folk Dialectology; 1. Draw a Map; 2. Area Ratings; 3. Area differences; 4. Area identification; 5. Interviews; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; The Patterning of Variation in Performance; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating Warao performance; 3. Genre and variation; 4. The metapragmatic encompassment of genre; 5 Conclusion: poetics and the dynamic character of language; Notes; References; Appendix: Resources for Research Index of Dialects by Archive Number |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461435403321 |
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American dialect research / / edited by Dennis R. Preston ; with the assistance of the members of the committee, John G. Fought [et al.] and the distinguished honorary members of the committee, Dwight Bolinger and Charles F. Hockett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 pages) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestonDennis Richard
FoughtJohn G |
Collana | Centennial series of the American Dialect Society |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Dialects - United States
Americanisms |
ISBN |
1-280-49729-7
9786613592521 90-272-7390-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AMERICAN DIALECT RESEARCH; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; I. Area Studies; II. Community Studies; III. Group Studies; IV. Special Topics; References; I. Area Studies; The Historical and Cultural Interpretation of Dialect; References; An Approach to Linguistic Geography; The Tape/Text; The Fiche/Text; The Disk/Text; The Book/Text; Note; References; Area Lexicon: The Making of DARE; Notes; Some Applications of Mathematical and Statistical Models in Dialect Geography; Defining Dialect Areas as 'Fuzzy Sets'
Characterizing Regional Interaction with Gravity Models Relating Linguistic and Social Variables through Multivariate Analysis; Conclusion; References; Sociolinguistic Dialectology; 1. Emphases; 2. Questions; 3. Issues; Notes; References; II. Community Studies; Adapting dialectology: The conduct of community language studies; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Questionnaires and worksheets; 2.1. Language attitude surveys; 2.2. Grammaticaly judgments; 3.0. The observer's paradox; 4.0. Experimental development; 5.0. Social and demographic relevance; 6.0. Conclusion; Notes; References Identifying and Interpreting Variables Introduction; The Linguistic Variable; The Social Variable; The First Stage: Identifying Potential Variables; The Extraction Process; Manipulating Linguistic Variables; Note; References; The quantitative analysis of linguistic variation; 1. Quantitative methods and dialect research; 2. Three steps in quantitative analysis; 3. Data collection: Sampling and reliability.; 4. Approaches to reduction and display.; 5. Approaches to interpretation.; 6. Variable rule analysis; References; III. Group Studies; Variation theory and language contact: 1.0. Introduction 2.0. Variation Theory; 3.0. Concepts in Language Contact; 4.0. Methods; 5.0. Data Manipulation; 6.0. Discussion; Notes; References; A Perspective on African-American English; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Why Divergence is Controversial; 3.0. An Approach to BE; 4.0. Results; 5.0. Conclusion; Notes; References; Professional Varieties: The Case of Language and Law; A Personal Preface; Language Varies -- But So What?; Studying the Consequences of Language Variation in Legal Contexts; The Nature of Legal Language; Getting Started; More Recent Concerns Law and Language Studies More Generally Special Issues in the Study of Law and Language; Other Professional Contexts; Notes; References; IV. Special Topics; Folk Dialectology; 1. Draw a Map; 2. Area Ratings; 3. Area differences; 4. Area identification; 5. Interviews; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; The Patterning of Variation in Performance; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating Warao performance; 3. Genre and variation; 4. The metapragmatic encompassment of genre; 5 Conclusion: poetics and the dynamic character of language; Notes; References; Appendix: Resources for Research; Index of Dialects by Archive Number |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790203703321 |
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American dialect research / / edited by Dennis R. Preston ; with the assistance of the members of the committee, John G. Fought [et al.] and the distinguished honorary members of the committee, Dwight Bolinger and Charles F. Hockett |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 pages) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestonDennis Richard
FoughtJohn G |
Collana | Centennial series of the American Dialect Society |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Dialects - United States
Americanisms |
ISBN |
1-280-49729-7
9786613592521 90-272-7390-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AMERICAN DIALECT RESEARCH; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; I. Area Studies; II. Community Studies; III. Group Studies; IV. Special Topics; References; I. Area Studies; The Historical and Cultural Interpretation of Dialect; References; An Approach to Linguistic Geography; The Tape/Text; The Fiche/Text; The Disk/Text; The Book/Text; Note; References; Area Lexicon: The Making of DARE; Notes; Some Applications of Mathematical and Statistical Models in Dialect Geography; Defining Dialect Areas as 'Fuzzy Sets'
Characterizing Regional Interaction with Gravity Models Relating Linguistic and Social Variables through Multivariate Analysis; Conclusion; References; Sociolinguistic Dialectology; 1. Emphases; 2. Questions; 3. Issues; Notes; References; II. Community Studies; Adapting dialectology: The conduct of community language studies; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Questionnaires and worksheets; 2.1. Language attitude surveys; 2.2. Grammaticaly judgments; 3.0. The observer's paradox; 4.0. Experimental development; 5.0. Social and demographic relevance; 6.0. Conclusion; Notes; References Identifying and Interpreting Variables Introduction; The Linguistic Variable; The Social Variable; The First Stage: Identifying Potential Variables; The Extraction Process; Manipulating Linguistic Variables; Note; References; The quantitative analysis of linguistic variation; 1. Quantitative methods and dialect research; 2. Three steps in quantitative analysis; 3. Data collection: Sampling and reliability.; 4. Approaches to reduction and display.; 5. Approaches to interpretation.; 6. Variable rule analysis; References; III. Group Studies; Variation theory and language contact: 1.0. Introduction 2.0. Variation Theory; 3.0. Concepts in Language Contact; 4.0. Methods; 5.0. Data Manipulation; 6.0. Discussion; Notes; References; A Perspective on African-American English; 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Why Divergence is Controversial; 3.0. An Approach to BE; 4.0. Results; 5.0. Conclusion; Notes; References; Professional Varieties: The Case of Language and Law; A Personal Preface; Language Varies -- But So What?; Studying the Consequences of Language Variation in Legal Contexts; The Nature of Legal Language; Getting Started; More Recent Concerns Law and Language Studies More Generally Special Issues in the Study of Law and Language; Other Professional Contexts; Notes; References; IV. Special Topics; Folk Dialectology; 1. Draw a Map; 2. Area Ratings; 3. Area differences; 4. Area identification; 5. Interviews; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; The Patterning of Variation in Performance; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating Warao performance; 3. Genre and variation; 4. The metapragmatic encompassment of genre; 5 Conclusion: poetics and the dynamic character of language; Notes; References; Appendix: Resources for Research; Index of Dialects by Archive Number |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815603803321 |
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American English / / Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling ; enhancements and exercises by Caroline Myrick and Joel Schneier |
Autore | Wolfram Walt <1941-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Collana | Language in Society |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Dialects - United States
English language - Variation - United States Americanisms |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-39143-8
1-118-39145-4 |
Classificazione | LAN009050 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Dialects, standards, and vernaculars -- Why dialects? -- Levels of dialect -- Dialects in the United States : past, present, and future -- Regional varieties of English -- Social varieties of American English -- Ethnicity and American English -- African American English -- Gender and language variation -- Dialects and style -- The application of dialect study -- Dialect awareness : extending application. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460564103321 |
Wolfram Walt <1941->
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Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Sijs Nicoline van der |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 422.403 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Foreign words and phrases - Dutch
English language - Dialects - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-45385-8
9786612453854 90-485-1042-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The Dutch language in North America --2. Dutch words that have left their mark on American English: a thematic glossary --3. Dutch influence on North American Indian languages. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996208148503316 |
Sijs Nicoline van der
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2009 | ||
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Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Sijs Nicoline van der |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 422.403 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Foreign words and phrases - Dutch
English language - Dialects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
geschiedenis
dutch and flemish language cultuur and geschiedenis culture and history history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines nederlandse taal |
ISBN |
1-282-45385-8
9786612453854 90-485-1042-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The Dutch language in North America --2. Dutch words that have left their mark on American English: a thematic glossary --3. Dutch influence on North American Indian languages. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139474603321 |
Sijs Nicoline van der
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Amsterdam University Press, 2009 | ||
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Dialect and dichotomy [[electronic resource] ] : literary representations of African American speech / / Lisa Cohen Minnick |
Autore | Minnick Lisa Cohen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina |
810.9/975
810.9896073 810.9975 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism
American literature - Southern States - History and criticism American literature - White authors - History and criticism American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Dialect literature, American - History and criticism English language - Spoken English - United States English language - Dialects - United States African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature African Americans - Languages Black English in literature Americanisms in literature Speech in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8173-8015-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Brief History of American literary dialect -- Linguists, literary critics, and literary dialect -- Methodology -- Articulating Jim: language and characterization in Huckleberry Finn -- "A high, holy purpose": dialect in Charles W. Chesnutt's conjure tales -- Representations of speech and attitudes about race in the sound and the fury -- Community in conflict: saying and doing in their eyes were watching god. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454726603321 |
Minnick Lisa Cohen
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Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 | ||
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Dialect and dichotomy [[electronic resource] ] : literary representations of African American speech / / Lisa Cohen Minnick |
Autore | Minnick Lisa Cohen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina |
810.9/975
810.9896073 810.9975 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism
American literature - Southern States - History and criticism American literature - White authors - History and criticism American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Dialect literature, American - History and criticism English language - Spoken English - United States English language - Dialects - United States African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature African Americans - Languages Black English in literature Americanisms in literature Speech in literature |
ISBN | 0-8173-8015-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Brief History of American literary dialect -- Linguists, literary critics, and literary dialect -- Methodology -- Articulating Jim: language and characterization in Huckleberry Finn -- "A high, holy purpose": dialect in Charles W. Chesnutt's conjure tales -- Representations of speech and attitudes about race in the sound and the fury -- Community in conflict: saying and doing in their eyes were watching god. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778042303321 |
Minnick Lisa Cohen
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Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 | ||
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Dialect and dichotomy [[electronic resource] ] : literary representations of African American speech / / Lisa Cohen Minnick |
Autore | Minnick Lisa Cohen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina |
810.9/975
810.9896073 810.9975 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - African American authors - History and criticism
American literature - Southern States - History and criticism American literature - White authors - History and criticism American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Dialect literature, American - History and criticism English language - Spoken English - United States English language - Dialects - United States African Americans - Intellectual life African Americans in literature African Americans - Languages Black English in literature Americanisms in literature Speech in literature |
ISBN | 0-8173-8015-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Brief History of American literary dialect -- Linguists, literary critics, and literary dialect -- Methodology -- Articulating Jim: language and characterization in Huckleberry Finn -- "A high, holy purpose": dialect in Charles W. Chesnutt's conjure tales -- Representations of speech and attitudes about race in the sound and the fury -- Community in conflict: saying and doing in their eyes were watching god. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814690803321 |
Minnick Lisa Cohen
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Tuscaloosa, Al. ; ; [Great Britain], : University of Alabama Press, 2004 | ||
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Newsletter of the American Dialect Society |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Arlington, Va., : Center for Applied Linguistics |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Dialects - United States
English language - Dialects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | NADS |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996200162603316 |
Arlington, Va., : Center for Applied Linguistics | ||
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