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Social Dialectology

Author : David Britain
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027218544
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Social Dialectology written by David Britain and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time-honoured study of dialects took a new turn some forty years ago, giving centre stage to social factors and the quantitative analysis of language variation and change. It has become a discipline that no scholar of language can afford to ignore. This collection identifies the main theoretical and methodological issues currently preoccupying researchers in social dialectology, drawing not only on variation in English in the UK, USA, New Zealand, Europe and elsewhere but also in Arabic, Greek, Norwegian and Spanish dialects. The volume brings together previously unpublished work by the world's most prolific and well-respected social dialectologists as well as by some younger, dynamic researchers. Together the authors provide new perspectives on both the traditional areas of sociolinguistic variation and change and the newer fields of dialect formation, dialect diffusion and dialect levelling. They provide a snapshot of some of the burning issues currently preoccupying researchers in the field and give signposts to the future direction of the discipline.

Dialectology

Author : J. K. Chambers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521596466
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Dialectology written by J. K. Chambers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this updated edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.

The future of dialects

Author : Marie-Hélène Côté
Publisher : Language Science Press
ISBN 13 : 3946234186
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book The future of dialects written by Marie-Hélène Côté and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional dialects have been encroached upon by the increasing mobility of their speakers and by the onslaught of national languages in education and mass media. Typically, older dialects are “leveling” to become more like national languages. This is regrettable when the last articulate traces of a culture are lost, but it also promotes a complex dynamics of interaction as speakers shift from dialect to standard and to intermediate compromises between the two in their forms of speech. Varieties of speech thus live on in modern communities, where they still function to mark provenance, but increasingly cultural and social provenance as opposed to pure geography. They arise at times from the need to function throughout the different groups in society, but they also may have roots in immigrants’ speech, and just as certainly from the ineluctable dynamics of groups wishing to express their identity to themselves and to the world. The future of dialects is a selection of the papers presented at Methods in Dialectology XV, held in Groningen, the Netherlands, 11-15 August 2014. While the focus is on methodology, the volume also includes specialized studies on varieties of Catalan, Breton, Croatian, (Belgian) Dutch, English (in the US, the UK and in Japan), German (including Swiss German), Italian (including Tyrolean Italian), Japanese, and Spanish as well as on heritage languages in Canada.

Sociolinguistics and Dialectological Studies in Indonesia

Author : Sonya Puspasari Suganda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536194609
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistics and Dialectological Studies in Indonesia written by Sonya Puspasari Suganda and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book contains chapters which are classified into three major themes, namely Dialectology Studies in Indonesia, Sociolinguistics Issues in Java, and Meanings and Society. The first part of the edited volume discusses the close relationship between culture, traditions, and myths in the community, such as the tradition of Labuhan in East Java as a ritual offering to the Queen of the Southern Sea. There are multiple factors influencing languages in different regions in Indonesia, which include economic development from the tourism sector. The second part focuses on the concept of the relationship between language and its speakers. Family, as the smallest unit of society, is considered the most ideal place for language maintenance. Country is also assumed to play an important role in determining what language to maintain through lessons taught in school. The interesting thing, however, is that in the Indonesian context, administrative boundary is not always equivalent with the language boundary. Expansion or unification of regions, for instance, may change the language curriculum taught in schools. Meanwhile, Meanings and Society chapters show that the intention to maintain tradition and establish harmonious relations with other speakers from different backgrounds may also influence the way someone speaks. It is not surprising, therefore, that code switching in a conversation, which is done with the intention to show solidarity towards speakers from different backgrounds, has become a common phenomenon in Indonesia. The studies in this book constitute empirical studies of the Indonesian people's everyday lives particularly those concerning the abundance of languages spoken across the country"--

Aspects of Latin American Spanish Dialectology

Author : Manuel Díaz-Campos
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027260311
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Latin American Spanish Dialectology written by Manuel Díaz-Campos and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on contemporary sociolinguistic approaches to Spanish dialectology. Each of the authors draws on key issues of contemporary sociolinguistics, combining theoretical approaches with empirical data collection. Overall, these chapters address topics concerning language variation and change, sound production and perception, contact linguistics, language teaching, language policy, and ideologies. The authors urge us, as linguists, to take a stand on important issues and to continue applying theory to praxis so as to advance the frontiers of research in the field. This edited volume in honor of Professor Terrell A. Morgan is a means of celebrating an amazing friend, advisor, and human being, who has dedicated his career to teaching graduate and undergraduate students, performed key research in the field, and helped to further pedagogy in the classroom through his textbooks, seminars and websites.

Introducing Sociolinguistics

Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748632492
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Sociolinguistics written by Rajend Mesthrie and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. This second edition of Introducing Sociolinguistics expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, code-choice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact, language and inequality, and language and power. At the same time it provides an integrated perspective on these themes by examining sociological theories of human interaction. In this regard power and inequality are particularly significant. The book also contains two chapters on the applications of sociolinguistics (in education and in language policy and planning) and a concluding chapter on the sociolinguistics of sign language. New topics covered include speaking style and stylisation, while current debates in areas like creolisation, globalisation and language death, language planning, and gender are reflected.Written collaboratively by teachers and scholars with first hand experience of sociolinguistic developments on four continents, this book provides the broadest introduction currently available to the central topics in sociolinguistics.Features:* Provides a solid foundation in all aspects of sociolinguistics and explores important themes such as power and inequality, sign language, gender and the internet* Well illustrated with maps, diagrams, inset boxes, drawings and cartoons* Accessibly written with the beginner in mind* Uses numerous examples from multilingual settings* Explains basic concepts, supported by a glossary* Further Reading lists, a full bibliography, and a section on 'next steps' provide valuable guidance.

Sociolinguistic Variation and Language Acquisition across the Lifespan

Author : Anna Ghimenton
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027259755
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistic Variation and Language Acquisition across the Lifespan written by Anna Ghimenton and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a broad coverage of the intersection of sociolinguistic variation and language acquisition. Favoured by the current scientific context where interdisciplinarity is particularly encouraged, the chapters bring to light the complementarity between the social and cognitive approaches to language acquisition. The book integrates sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic issues by bringing together scholars who have been developing conceptions of language acquisition across the lifespan that take into account language-internal and cross-linguistic variation in contexts of both first and second language acquisition as well as of first and second dialect acquisition. The volume brings together theoretical and empirical research and provides an excellent basis for scholars and students wanting to delve into the social and cognitive dimensions of both the production and perception of sociolinguistic variation. The book enables the reader to understand, on the one hand, how variation is acquired in childhood or at a later stage and, on the other, how perception and production feed into one another, thus building up our understanding of the social meanings underpinning language variation.

Glossary of Sociolinguistics

Author : Peter Trudgill
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474473326
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Glossary of Sociolinguistics written by Peter Trudgill and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. Clearly written by a leading authority in the field, this glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology, including the relatively new areas within sociolinguistics of sign language, gay language and cross-cultural communication.Key features:* An ideal companion to courses in sociolinguistics, language variation and change, dialectology, English language and language and gender* Contains illustrations, dialect maps and a bibliography* Provides linguistic examples of the terms defined* Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.

Methods in Dialectology

Author : Alan R. Thomas
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853590221
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Methods in Dialectology written by Alan R. Thomas and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1988 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects the current concerns of dialectologists, as they exploit methodological tools in the twin contexts of insights which derive from sociology via sociolinguistics, and their awareness of the interplay between synchronic variation and linguistic change.

Sociolinguistics in England

Author : Natalie Braber
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137562889
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistics in England written by Natalie Braber and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of sociolinguistic research in England. Showcasing developments in sociolinguistic theory, method and application, the chapters examine sociolinguistic topics on different linguistic levels and in different geographical areas across the country. Allowing the reader to engage with contemporary research in the field, each chapter is unique in the topic or geographical area explored. Topics include historical sociolinguistics, British Sign Language, lexical variation, life-span change, and variation and innovation in urban and peripheral areas; while the regions covered range from Cornwall to West Cumbria. Edited and authored by a range of international scholars, this is sure to be a key research resource for students and scholars interested in language use in England.

Sociolinguistic Variation and Change

Author : Peter Trudgill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistic Variation and Change written by Peter Trudgill and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a selection of Peter Trudgill's major works since 1990, appearing here in updated and revised form.

Dialect and Language Variation

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483294765
Total Pages : 633 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Dialect and Language Variation written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology emphasizes dialects of American English and language variation in America. The editors present original essays by today's leading investigators, including articles by some of Europe's best dialectologists, obtained expressly for this work. Important topics featured in Dialect and Language Variation include:**Dialect theories: linguistic geography, structural and generative dialectology, and language variation.**The nature of social dialects and language variation, with attention to women's speech.**Overview of regional dialects and area studies.**The nature and study of the relationship between ethnicity and dialects, including Black, Italian, Irish, Chicano, and Jewish ethnic groups.**The application of dialect studies to education.**Of special interest to dialectologists, sociolinguists, and English language educators and specialists, this work provides original insight into**a general background and history of dialect theory**an overview of regional geography and area studies**the principles of social dialects and language variation from several perspectives**an exploration of the relationship between ethnicity and dialects o explanations of the relationship between historical and language change**a section on how dialects and language variation can contribute to effective language instruction.

Languages and Dialects in the U.S.

Author : Marianna Di Paolo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317916182
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Languages and Dialects in the U.S. written by Marianna Di Paolo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Languages and Dialects in the U.S. is a concise introduction to linguistic diversity in the U.S. for students with little to no background in linguistics. The goal of the editors of this collection of fourteen chapters, written by leading experts on the language varieties discussed, is to offer students detailed insight into the languages they speak or hear around them, grounded in comprehensive coverage of the linguistic systems underpinning them. The book begins with "setting the stage" chapters, introducing the sociocultural context of the languages and dialects featured in the book. The remaining chapters are each devoted to particular U.S. dialects and varieties of American English, each with problem sets and suggested further readings to reinforce basic concepts and new linguistic terminology and to encourage further study of the languages and dialects covered. By presenting students with both the linguistic and social, cultural, and political foundations of these particular dialects and variations of English, Languages and Dialects in the U.S. is the ideal text for students interested in linguistic diversity in the U.S., in introductory courses in sociolinguistics, language and culture, and language variation and change.

Perceptual Dialectology

Author : Dennis R. Preston
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110871912
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Perceptual Dialectology written by Dennis R. Preston and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics

Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139500937
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics written by Rajend Mesthrie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive overview available, this Handbook is an essential guide to sociolinguistics today. Reflecting the breadth of research in the field, it surveys a range of topics and approaches in the study of language variation and use in society. As well as linguistic perspectives, the handbook includes insights from anthropology, social psychology, the study of discourse and power, conversation analysis, theories of style and styling, language contact and applied sociolinguistics. Language practices seem to have reached new levels since the communications revolution of the late twentieth century. At the same time face-to-face communication is still the main force of language identity, even if social and peer networks of the traditional face-to-face nature are facing stiff competition of the Facebook-to-Facebook sort. The most authoritative guide to the state of the field, this handbook shows that sociolinguistics provides us with the best tools for understanding our unfolding evolution as social beings.

The Handbook of Dialectology

Author : Charles Boberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118827554
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Dialectology written by Charles Boberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area. The volume is based on state-of-the-art research in dialectology around the world, providing the most current work available with an unusually broad scope of topics Provides a practical guide to the many methodological and statistical issues surrounding the collection and analysis of dialect data Offers summaries of dialect variation in the world's most widely spoken and commonly studied languages, including several non-European languages that have traditionally received less attention in general discussions of dialectology Reviews the intellectual development of the field, including its main theoretical schools of thought and research traditions, both academic and applied The editors are well known and highly respected, with a deep knowledge of this vast field of inquiry

Do You Speak American?

Author : Robert Macneil
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
ISBN 13 : 0307423573
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Do You Speak American? written by Robert Macneil and published by Nan A. Talese. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran—the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English—across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English—if a standard exists—is changing quickly and dramatically. On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses. With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language. Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of 1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle? Or 2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer? Or 3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle? Or 4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio? Or 5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan? Or 6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral? 1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish