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Book Synopsis

Dialects introduces the many dialects of English spoken in the United Kingdom and reveals the key issues that dialectology engages with.



Trade Review

' ...Trudgill successfully distills the relatively complex field of dialectology down to the bare minimum for beginners.' - Linguist List



Table of Contents

How to Use This Book. 1. Studying English Dialects 2. Posh and Less Posh Dialects 3. English in Many Shapes and Forms 4. Dialects – The Old and the New 5. Dialect Maps 6. What Dialect Maps Can Tell Us 7. How Dialect Boundaries Get to be Where They Are 8. Spot Your Dialect Area 9. Present Tense Verbs 10. Different Dialects, Different Grammar 11. Dialect Grammar – The Old and the New 12. Overdoing Things. Further Reading

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    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    Publication Date: 7/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780415342636, 978-0415342636
    ISBN10: 0415342635
    Also in:
    Dialect, slang and jargon

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Dialects introduces the many dialects of English spoken in the United Kingdom and reveals the key issues that dialectology engages with.



    Trade Review

    ' ...Trudgill successfully distills the relatively complex field of dialectology down to the bare minimum for beginners.' - Linguist List



    Table of Contents

    How to Use This Book. 1. Studying English Dialects 2. Posh and Less Posh Dialects 3. English in Many Shapes and Forms 4. Dialects – The Old and the New 5. Dialect Maps 6. What Dialect Maps Can Tell Us 7. How Dialect Boundaries Get to be Where They Are 8. Spot Your Dialect Area 9. Present Tense Verbs 10. Different Dialects, Different Grammar 11. Dialect Grammar – The Old and the New 12. Overdoing Things. Further Reading

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