Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D: English Linguistics)
The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
1st Edition
Published on 21. November 2013
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-415-72566-8 (ISBN)
Description
The publication in the past ten years of linguistic atlases of England and Scotland has not only advanced our knowledge of the lexical and morphological variety inherent in the English language, but has made it possible to establish a number of methodological principles for the study of language both in its contemporary distribution and in its historical evolution.
The essays in this volume, by contributors to the linguistic atlases and other dialectologists, describe some of the problems that bedevil the study of dialect and the methodological solutions employed to minimise them. They also survey the contributions that linguistic cartography can make to the study of English and of language in general. The considerations it embodies are of major importance for the student of language and, in addition, the book is an invaluable companion to the Atlases.
The essays in this volume, by contributors to the linguistic atlases and other dialectologists, describe some of the problems that bedevil the study of dialect and the methodological solutions employed to minimise them. They also survey the contributions that linguistic cartography can make to the study of English and of language in general. The considerations it embodies are of major importance for the student of language and, in addition, the book is an invaluable companion to the Atlases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-72566-8 (9780415725668)
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John M. Kirk | Stewart Sanderson | J.D.A. Widdowson
Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D: English Linguistics)
The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
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01/2016
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John M. Kirk | Stewart Sanderson | J.D.A. Widdowson
Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D: English Linguistics)
The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
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01/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
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John M. Kirk | Stewart Sanderson | J.D.A. Widdowson
Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D: English Linguistics)
The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
Persons
Kirk, John M.; Sanderson, Stewart; Widdowson, J.D.A.
Content
1. Introduction: Principles and Practice in Linguistic Geography John M. Kirk, Stewart Sanderson and J.D.A. Widdowson 2. Linguistic Geography in England: Progress and Prospects Stewart Sanderson and J. D. A. Widdowson 3. On producing a Linguistic Atlas: The Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects David Parry 4. The Tape-recorded Survey of Hiberno-English Speech: A Reappraisal of the Techniques of Traditional Dialect Geography G. B. Adams, M. V. Barry and P. M. Tilling 5. Linguistic Atlases and Sociolinguistics Paul A. Johnston, Jr 6. Linguistic Atlases and Dialectometry: The Survey of English Dialects Wolfgang Viereck 7. Linguistic Atlases and Generative Phonology Beat Glauser 8. Linguistic Atlases and Grammar: The Investigation and Description of Regional Variation in English Syntax John M. Kirk 9. Linguistic Atlases and Vocabulary: The Linguistic Survey of Anglo-Irish P. L. Henry 10. Linguistic Maps: Visual Aid or Abstract Art? R. K. S. Macaulay