Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Dialect Notes
Author: Dialect Notes
Author: The American Language
Author: Henry Louis MenckenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Innamincka Talk: A grammar of the Innamincka dialect of Yandruwandha with notes on other dialects
Author: Gavan BreenPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1921934204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Innamincka Talk: A grammar of the Innamincka dialect of Yandruwandha with notes on other dialects is one of a pair of companion volumes on Yandruwandha, a dialect of the language formerly spoken on the Cooper and Strzelecki Creeks and the country to the north of the Cooper, in the northeast corner of South Australia and a neighbouring strip of Queensland. The other volume is entitledInnamincka Words. Innamincka Talk is the more technical work of the two and is intended for specialists and for interested readers who are willing to put some time and effort into studying the language.Innamincka Words is for readers, especially descendants of the original people of the area, who are interested in the language, but not necessarily interested in its more technical aspects. It is also a necessary resource for users of Innamincka Talk. These volumes document all that could be learnt from the last speakers of the language in the last years of their lives by a linguist who was involved with other languages at the same time. These were people who did not have a full knowledge of the culture of their forebears, but were highly competent, indeed brilliant, in the way they could teach what they knew to the linguist student.
Dialect Notes; Volume 5
Author: American Dialect SocietyPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021089076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of notes on American dialects was compiled by the American Dialect Society, an organization dedicated to the study of language usage in the United States. The book covers a wide range of dialects and regional variations, with entries on vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. The notes offer a fascinating look at the diversity of language in America and the ways in which language use reflects cultural and social identity. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Author: Modern Humanities Research AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Includes both books and articles.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Author: Modern Humanities Research AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Includes both books and articles.
Modern Language Notes
Author: Dialect Diversity in America
Author: William LabovPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813933277
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The sociolinguist William Labov has worked for decades on change in progress in American dialects and on African American Vernacular English (AAVE). In Dialect Diversity in America, Labov examines the diversity among American dialects and presents the counterintuitive finding that geographically localized dialects of North American English are increasingly diverging from one another over time. Contrary to the general expectation that mass culture would diminish regional differences, the dialects of Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Birmingham, Buffalo, Philadelphia, and New York are now more different from each other than they were a hundred years ago. Equally significant is Labov's finding that AAVE does not map with the geography and timing of changes in other dialects. The home dialect of most African American speakers has developed a grammar that is more and more different from that of the white mainstream dialects in the major cities studied and yet highly homogeneous throughout the United States. Labov describes the political forces that drive these ongoing changes, as well as the political consequences in public debate. The author also considers the recent geographical reversal of political parties in the Blue States and the Red States and the parallels between dialect differences and the results of recent presidential elections. Finally, in attempting to account for the history and geography of linguistic change among whites, Labov highlights fascinating correlations between patterns of linguistic divergence and the politics of race and slavery, going back to the antebellum United States. Complemented by an online collection of audio files that illustrate key dialectical nuances, Dialect Diversity in America offers an unparalleled sociolinguistic study from a preeminent scholar in the field.
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Provides image and full-text online access to back issues. Consult the online table of contents for specific holdings.