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Are the dialects of England disappearing in the wake of globalisation and 'Estuary English', or are geographical differences as strong as ever? Joan Beal looks at recent research into regional variation in England, discusses the evidence for 'dialect levelling' and argues that, despite this, features of dialect are still clear markers of regional and local identity. Chapters outlining the main regional differences in accent, dialect grammar and dialect vocabulary are followed by discussions of research into geographical diffusion, levelling, issues of identity and stereotypes. Each chapter is
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This series provides introductions to the main areas of English language study. Volumes cover aspects of the history and structure of the language such as: syntax, phonology, morphology, regional and social variation, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and international Englishes.
English language --- Germanic languages --- Dialects --- Provincialisms --- Dialectology
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English in Modern Times describes the development of the English language from 1700 until 1945, and argues that it is in the course of this later modern English period that the characteristics of 'modern' English evolved.
English language --- History. --- Grammar, Historical. --- Standardization. --- 802.0-024 --- 802.0-024 Modern Engels--(vanaf 16de eeuw) --- Modern Engels--(vanaf 16de eeuw) --- Grammar, Historical --- History --- Standardization --- Germanic languages
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"This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism"--
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English language --- Historical linguistics --- History --- Historical linguistics. --- History. --- 800 --- Taalwetenschap. Taalkunde. Linguistiek --- 800 Taalwetenschap. Taalkunde. Linguistiek --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- Germanic languages --- English language - History
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This is a new volume in the Dialects of English series - a series of short, accessible but authoritative books on specific dialect varieties, each written by a specialist or specialists who have done first-hand work on the variety concerned. This volume provides an overview of all aspects of north-eastern English and explores the phonetic, phonological and morphosyntactic features of the variety, includes an analysis of lexical items. It focuses on the historical and linguistic aspects of the dialect and local culture, as well as investigating variation and change across generations. Designed
English language --- Urban dialects --- Dialects --- Dialects, Urban --- Urbanisms (Linguistics) --- Cities and towns --- Dialectology --- Language and languages --- Languages in contact --- Sociolinguistics --- Germanic languages --- Variation --- English language - Dialects - England, North East --- Urban dialects - England, North East
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