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American English / / Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling ; enhancements and exercises by Caroline Myrick and Joel Schneier
| 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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| Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / / Rosina Lippi-Green
| English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / / Rosina Lippi-Green |
| Autore | Lippi-Green Rosina |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.440973 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Social aspects - United States
English language - Political aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Speech and social status - United States Language and culture - United States Language policy - United States Discrimination - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-59730-1
0-203-34880-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; English with an Accent; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: language ideology or science fiction?; 1. The linguistic facts of life; All spoken language changes; All spoken languages are equal in linguistic terms; Grammaticality does not equal communicative effectiveness; Written language and spoken language are historically, structurally, and functionally fundamentally different creatures; Variation is intrinsic to all spoken language at every level; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes
Suggested further reading2. Language in motion; Changes in progress; r-less in Manhattan; The Northern Cities Chain Shift (NCCS); Lexical variation; Variation in verb morphology: strong and weak verbs; Structured variation: the hidden life of language; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 3. The myth of non-accent; You've got one too; Perspective; The Sound House; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 4. The standard language myth; Standard (American) English; Words about words; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes Suggested further reading5. Language subordination; A model of the language subordination process; Rejecting the gift: the individual's role in the communicative process; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 6. The educational system: fixing the message in stone; The setting of goals; Appropriacy arguments; The results of appropriacy argumentation; Good enough English; Teacher talk; Summary; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 7. Teaching children how to discriminate: (what we learn from the Big Bad Wolf); Storytellers, Inc. The ubiquitous mouseThe wolf's backstory; Talking the talk; Time and place; Disney feature films; Original study methodology; Getting the hang of Technicolor; Lovers and mothers; In short; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 8. The information industry; The voice of authority; Opinion, spin, propaganda; Bad is stronger than good; The 2008 presidential election; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 9. Real people with a real language: the workplace and the judicial system; The nutshell; The Civil Rights Act; The legal process Discrimination in the workplaceSelected court cases; Appendix: the U.S. civil court structure; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 10. The real trouble with Black language; Grammar: resistance is futile; Style, authenticity, and race; Defying the definition; Anglo attitudes toward AAVE; African American attitudes toward AAVE; Where we at; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 11. Hillbillies, hicks, and Southern belles: the language rebels; Defining the South; The Southern Trough; Sounds like home to me; The map in the mind Hostility with a smile |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457726603321 |
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Lippi-Green Rosina
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / / Rosina Lippi-Green
| English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / / Rosina Lippi-Green |
| Autore | Lippi-Green Rosina |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.440973 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Social aspects - United States
English language - Political aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Speech and social status - United States Language and culture - United States Language policy - United States Discrimination - United States |
| ISBN |
1-136-59729-8
1-136-59730-1 0-203-34880-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; English with an Accent; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: language ideology or science fiction?; 1. The linguistic facts of life; All spoken language changes; All spoken languages are equal in linguistic terms; Grammaticality does not equal communicative effectiveness; Written language and spoken language are historically, structurally, and functionally fundamentally different creatures; Variation is intrinsic to all spoken language at every level; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes
Suggested further reading2. Language in motion; Changes in progress; r-less in Manhattan; The Northern Cities Chain Shift (NCCS); Lexical variation; Variation in verb morphology: strong and weak verbs; Structured variation: the hidden life of language; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 3. The myth of non-accent; You've got one too; Perspective; The Sound House; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 4. The standard language myth; Standard (American) English; Words about words; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes Suggested further reading5. Language subordination; A model of the language subordination process; Rejecting the gift: the individual's role in the communicative process; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 6. The educational system: fixing the message in stone; The setting of goals; Appropriacy arguments; The results of appropriacy argumentation; Good enough English; Teacher talk; Summary; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 7. Teaching children how to discriminate: (what we learn from the Big Bad Wolf); Storytellers, Inc. The ubiquitous mouseThe wolf's backstory; Talking the talk; Time and place; Disney feature films; Original study methodology; Getting the hang of Technicolor; Lovers and mothers; In short; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 8. The information industry; The voice of authority; Opinion, spin, propaganda; Bad is stronger than good; The 2008 presidential election; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 9. Real people with a real language: the workplace and the judicial system; The nutshell; The Civil Rights Act; The legal process Discrimination in the workplaceSelected court cases; Appendix: the U.S. civil court structure; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 10. The real trouble with Black language; Grammar: resistance is futile; Style, authenticity, and race; Defying the definition; Anglo attitudes toward AAVE; African American attitudes toward AAVE; Where we at; Discussion questions and exercises; Notes; Suggested further reading; 11. Hillbillies, hicks, and Southern belles: the language rebels; Defining the South; The Southern Trough; Sounds like home to me; The map in the mind Hostility with a smile |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778925703321 |
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Lippi-Green Rosina
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / Rosina Lippi-Green
| English with an accent : language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States / Rosina Lippi-Green |
| Autore | Lippi-Green, Rosina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Soggetto topico |
Lingua inglese - Stati Uniti d'America - Aspetti sociali
Lingua inglese - Stati Uniti d'America - Aspetti politici Discriminazioni - Stati Uniti d'America English language - Social aspects - United States English language - Political aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Speech and social status - United States Language and culture - United States Language policy - United States Discrimination - United States |
| ISBN |
0415114764 (hb)
0415114772 (pbk.) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001309449707536 |
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Lippi-Green, Rosina
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| London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Focus on the USA [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Focus on the USA [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| 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 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| 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-9910457862403321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| 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 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9911109192103321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider
| Focus on the USA / / edited by Edgar W. Schneider |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9911154201503321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins, , 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language contact in Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas : in honor of John V. Singler / / edited by Cecelia A. Cutler, Zvjezdana Vrzic, Philipp S. Angermeyer
| Language contact in Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas : in honor of John V. Singler / / edited by Cecelia A. Cutler, Zvjezdana Vrzic, Philipp S. Angermeyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 417 |
| Collana | Creole Language Library |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Languages
English language - Social aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Black people - United States - Languages Black English Americanisms |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466610903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language contact in Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas : in honor of John V. Singler / / edited by Cecelia A. Cutler, Zvjezdana Vrzic, Philipp S. Angermeyer
| Language contact in Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas : in honor of John V. Singler / / edited by Cecelia A. Cutler, Zvjezdana Vrzic, Philipp S. Angermeyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 417 |
| Collana | Creole Language Library |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Languages
English language - Social aspects - United States English language - Variation - United States Black people - United States - Languages Black English Americanisms |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793060603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2017] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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