Urban North-Eastern English
Tyneside to Teesside
Joan C Beal author Carmen Llamas author Lourdes Burbano Elizondo author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:7th Mar '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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 with undergraduates and the general reader in mind, this book provides an excellent introduction to dialects of the region.
A brief, reader-friendly and up-to-date overview of the varieties spoken in the North-East of England which should become a standard work and starting point for all scholars working on varieties in the North of England. -- Sandra Jansen, Brighton * English Studies *
Based on extensive research in a variety of sites, this invaluable book covers the history and the current state of Northern varieties of English, touching on the production and perception of sounds, words, and structures. It will be essential for anyone studying the area. -- Barbara Johnstone, Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University
Based on extensive research in a variety of sites, this invaluable book covers the history and the current state of Northern varieties of English, touching on the production and perception of sounds, words, and structures. It will be essential for anyone studying the area. -- Barbara Johnstone, Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University
A concise and highly readable overview of a dialect area that is both highly salient yet perhaps surprisingly diverse, the authors have hit the right balance between linguistic detail and the social, geographical and historical context in which language is and has been used in the North East.David Britain, Professor of Modern English Linguistics, Universität Bern -- David Britain, Professor of Modern English Linguistics, Universitat Bern
A concise and highly readable overview of a dialect area that is both highly salient yet perhaps surprisingly diverse, the authors have hit the right balance between linguistic detail and the social, geographical and historical context in which language is and has been used in the North East. -- David Britain, Professor of Modern English Linguistics, Universität Bern
ISBN: 9780748641529
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 174g
128 pages