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The emergence of the English native speaker [[electronic resource] ] : a chapter in nineteenth-century linguistic thought / / by Stephanie Hackert
| The emergence of the English native speaker [[electronic resource] ] : a chapter in nineteenth-century linguistic thought / / by Stephanie Hackert |
| Autore | Hackert Stephanie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9/034 |
| Collana | Language and social processes |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - 19th century - Usage
English language - 19th century - Variation English language - 19th century - Social aspects English language - English-speaking countries Historical linguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61451-105-5 |
| Classificazione | HF 175 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. A discourse-historical approach to the English native speaker -- pt. II. "Good" English and the "best" speakers : the native speaker and standards of language, speech, and writing -- pt. III. Language, nation, and race : of Anglo-Saxons and English speakers conquering the world. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463341103321 |
Hackert Stephanie
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| Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The emergence of the English native speaker [[electronic resource] ] : a chapter in nineteenth-century linguistic thought / / by Stephanie Hackert
| The emergence of the English native speaker [[electronic resource] ] : a chapter in nineteenth-century linguistic thought / / by Stephanie Hackert |
| Autore | Hackert Stephanie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9/034 |
| Collana | Language and social processes |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - 19th century - Usage
English language - 19th century - Variation English language - 19th century - Social aspects English language - English-speaking countries Historical linguistics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Applied Linguistics
English Studies Historical Linguistics Sociolinguistics |
| ISBN | 1-61451-105-5 |
| Classificazione | HF 175 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. A discourse-historical approach to the English native speaker -- pt. II. "Good" English and the "best" speakers : the native speaker and standards of language, speech, and writing -- pt. III. Language, nation, and race : of Anglo-Saxons and English speakers conquering the world. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786016303321 |
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Hackert Stephanie
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| Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012 | ||
| 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 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 | ||
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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-9910824279403321 |
| 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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9910972168503321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Even more Englishes [[electronic resource] ] : studies, 1996-1997 / / Manfred Görlach; with a foreword by John Spencer
| Even more Englishes [[electronic resource] ] : studies, 1996-1997 / / Manfred Görlach; with a foreword by John Spencer |
| Autore | Görlach Manfred |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, Pa., : J. Benjamins Pub., 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427 |
| 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 |
1-283-35835-2
9786613358356 90-272-7556-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
EVEN MORE ENGLISHES STUDIES 1996-1997; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 AND IS IT ENGLISH?; 1. Introduction1; 2. Utterance-related phenomena; 2.1. Broken English; 2.2. Language mix6; 3. System-related phenomena; 3.1. Semi-languages; 3.2. Pidgins and Creoles; 3.3. Mixed languages; 4. Conclusion; 2 THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF EMIGRANT ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction1; 2. The expansion of the English and of the English language; 3. Linguistic characteristics of emigrant languages; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Innovation: phonology
3.1.2. Innovation: the lexicon3.1.3. Loanwords; 3.1.4. Word-formation; 3.1.5. Meaning; 4. Retention; 4.1. Loss; 4.2. Retention of pronunciation features; 4.3. Retention of lexical items; 5. A sketch contrasting English with other emigrant languages; 6. Prophetolinguistics; 3 RELIC WORDS AS TOOLS FOR LINGUISTIC GEOGRAPHY; 1. Introduction1; 2. Relic forms in OE; 3. A Dutch/Flemish relic in East Anglia and Brandenburg; 4. Irish and West Country words in Newfoundland; 5. Bonnyclabber and other relics in America; 6. Australia and New Zealand; 7. Pitcairn; 8. Conclusion 4 LINGUISTIC JOKES BASED ON DIALECT DIVERGENCE1. Introduction1; 2. Jokes based on German and English varieties; 2.1. German dialect; 2.2. English dialects; 2.3. Scots and English; 2.4. The BrE: AmE divergence; 2.5. Black English; 2.6. English in Africa; 2.7. Indian English; 2.8. Australian English; 2.9. English in China; 3. Conclusion; 5 TEXT TYPES AND THE HISTORY OF SCOTS; 1. Introduction1; 1.1. Definitions; 1.2. Historical aspects of the range of Scots; 2. Formal texts; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Administrative texts; 2.3. Scholarly prose; 2.4. Grammar books and metalinguistic reflexion 2.5. The language of religion2.6. Formal speech; 3. Informal language; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Private letters; 3.3. Journalism; 3.4. Cooking recipes; 3.5. Advertisements; 3.6. Humour; 4. Literary texts; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Narrative prose; 4.3. Lyrical poems; 4.4. Drama; 4.5. Translation; 5. Conclusion; 6 CELTIC ENGLISHES?; 1. Introduction1; 2. The individual 'Celtic' English communities in historical perspective; 2.1. Substratum Celtic in English English; 2.2. Cornwall and Cornish English; 2.3. Wales and Welsh English; 2.4. The Isle of Man, Manx and Manx English; 2.5. Ireland9 2.6. Scotland and Gaelic-influenced ScE2.7. The decline of Celtic languages and the rise of English: a contrastive view; 3. Contrastive analysis on the individual linguistic levels; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Pronunciation and phonology; 3.3. Syntax; 3.4. Lexis; 4. Outlook; 7 ENGLISH - THE LANGUAGE OF A NEW NATION THE PRESENT-DAY LINGUISTIC SITUATION OF SOUTH AFRICA; 1. Introduction1; 2. The present-day linguistic situation3; 3. Ethnic varieties; 3.1. Anglo-English; 3.2. Afrikaans English; 3.3. Indian English; 3.4. Black English; 3.6. Coloured English 4. Characteristics of SAfE on individual levels |
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Görlach Manfred
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, Pa., : J. Benjamins Pub., 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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