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Book Synopsis Stockport Revisited by : Colin Garratt
Download or read book Stockport Revisited written by Colin Garratt and published by . This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a collection of over 200 archive images, this work provides insights into the changing history of Stockport over the years. Each image is accompanied by a caption, describing many aspects of life in the town. It includes chapters on work, schools, transport, streets, industry and local events.
Book Synopsis Accents of English: Volume 2 by : John C. Wells
Download or read book Accents of English: Volume 2 written by John C. Wells and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1982-04-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents of the regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (volume 2), and of the USA, Canada, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Black Africa and the Far East (volume 3). Each volume can be read independently, and together they form a major scholarly survey, of considerable originality, which not only includes descriptions of hitherto neglected accents, but also examines the implications for phonological theory. Readers will find the answers to many questions: Who makes 'good' rhyme with 'mood'? Which accents have no voiced sibilants? How is a Canadian accent different from an American one, a New Zealand one from an Australian one, a Jamaican one from a Barbadian one? What are the historical reasons for British-American pronunciation differences? What sound changes are currently in progress in New York, in London, in Edinburgh? Dr Wells his written principally for students of linguistics, phonetics and English language, but the motivated general reader will also find the study both fascinating and rewarding.
Book Synopsis Stockport in 50 Buildings by : Phil Page
Download or read book Stockport in 50 Buildings written by Phil Page and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of Stockport’s architectural treasures and notable landmarks from across the centuries.
Book Synopsis Studies in the Phonology of Colloquial English by : K. R. Lodge
Download or read book Studies in the Phonology of Colloquial English written by K. R. Lodge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1984, presents a series of analysis of colloquial spoken language, to illustrate some of the variety of phonological features of British English. These studies provide significant insights into linguistic varieties and their inter-relationship as a phonological system and into social differentiation as reflected in linguistic variety. The main part of the book is devoted to a presentation, in transcription, of the speech of informants from a number of localities and a discussion of the main phonological features exemplified thereby. An attempt was made to induce natural conversation rather than use direct question-and-answer techniques. Although the book cannot provide a comprehensive survey of the infinite variety of spoken British English, the material does come from a wide age range, both sexes, diverse geographical areas, and both urban and rural communities. It represents a major in-depth analysis that will interest phonologists and workers and students of sociolinguistics.
Book Synopsis Fundamental Concepts in Phonology by : Ken Lodge
Download or read book Fundamental Concepts in Phonology written by Ken Lodge and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an investigation of the basic concepts of phonological theory. In particular it is concerned with the concepts of sameness and difference, each a sine qua non of classification. It is assumed that all academic disciplines operate with these two basic concepts when classification is involved. Since phonology is the area of linguistics that deals with the interface between the abstract system of native speaker knowledge and physical entities in the world, the linguistic classification of those physical entities needs to be guided by clear and rigorously applied criteria for deciding what constitutes the same sound and what not. During the development of modern linguistics over the past hundred years or so it has generally been assumed that the criteria for classification are to be found in a segmented version of the phonetic continuum of spoken language. This is still largely the case today, even though the system of native speaker knowledge of language is seen as a highly abstract mental representation of that knowledge. This book questions the basis of such assumptions, in particular segmentation, abstractness, monosystemicity and derivation.
Book Synopsis Strange tales from humble life by : John Ashworth
Download or read book Strange tales from humble life written by John Ashworth and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The 'Empty' Church Revisited by : Robin Gill
Download or read book The 'Empty' Church Revisited written by Robin Gill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2003. When did churches start to appear more empty than full - and why? The very physicality of largely empty churches and chapels in Britain plays a powerful role in popular perceptions of 'religion'. Empty churches are frequently cited in the media as evidence of large scale religious decline. The Empty Church Revisited presents a systematic account of British churchgoing patterns over the last two hundred years, uncovering the factors and the statistics behind the considerable process of decline in church attendence. Dispelling as myth the commonly held views that the process of secularization in British culture has led to the decline in churchgoing and resulted in the predominantly empty churches of today, Gill points to physical factors, economics and issues of social space to shed new light on the origins of empty churches. This thoroughly updated edition of Robin Gill's earlier work, The Myth of the Empty Church, presents new data throughout to explore afresh the paradox of church building activity in a context of decline, the patterns of urbanisation followed by sub-urbanisation affecting churches, changes in patterns of worship, and changes within the sociology of religion in the last decade.
Book Synopsis The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review by :
Download or read book The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dependency and Non-Linear Phonology by : Jacques Durand
Download or read book Dependency and Non-Linear Phonology written by Jacques Durand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1986. The purpose of this collection of articles is to explore in depth the notational model dependency phonology, and also to offer rival, non-dependency-based accounts of aspects of suprasegmental and intrasegmental structure. Dependency and Non-Linear Phonology offers an introduction to dependency phonology that does not presuppose any knowledge of this framework and points out some of the major differences between dependency phonology and competing systems of representations. The book will also act as a guide to current debates in the field of ‘non-linear’ phonology.
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of Writings on Varieties of English, 1965–1983 by :
Download or read book A Bibliography of Writings on Varieties of English, 1965–1983 written by and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the growth of English and American dialectology since the 1930’s and the expansion of sociolinguistics since the 1960’s, the study of ‘world English’ has emerged in recent years to join these other disciplines. This bibliography is intended to reflect what has been achieved in this area and to serve as an indispensible research tool for further investigations. The bibliography is divided into three parts, each one is preceded by a preface which explains the procedures followed and each of the sections is followed by an index. It classifies the items according to specific areas, ethnic groups, or similar topics.
Book Synopsis Handbook of English and Celtic Studies in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland by : N. H. Keeble
Download or read book Handbook of English and Celtic Studies in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland written by N. H. Keeble and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Focus on England and Wales by : Wolfgang Viereck
Download or read book Focus on England and Wales written by Wolfgang Viereck and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a wide-ranging study in dialectology. General surveys appear along with in-depth studies of particular problems. Some papers describe the present situation in terms of dynamic synchrony, others deal with the past and making use of present-day dialectal data to help solve certain problems and, finally, those that draw on the past to explain the present. Traditional dialectological methodology is presented here, as is modern quantificational and computative dialectology. Moreover, regional English and Welsh English are investigated on the phonological, morphological and syntactical levels.
Book Synopsis Routledge Library Editions: Phonetics and Phonology by : Various
Download or read book Routledge Library Editions: Phonetics and Phonology written by Various and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 6966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set of 23 volumes, originally published between 1952 and 1996, amalgamates a wide breadth of research on the subject of phonetics and phonology, including studies on the axiomatic method, nonlinear phonology, and prosodic phonology. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject how it has evolved over time, and will be of particular interest to students of language and linguistics.
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Book Synopsis Revisiting Star Studies by : Sabrina Qiong Yu
Download or read book Revisiting Star Studies written by Sabrina Qiong Yu and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges traditional Hollywood-derived models of star studiesIs classical Hollywood stardom the last word on film stars? How do film stars function in non-Hollywood contexts, such as Bollywood, East Asia and Latin America, and what new developments has screen stardom undergone in recent years, both in Hollywood and elsewhere? Gathering together the most important new research on star studies, with case studies of stars from many different cultures, this diverse and dynamic collection looks at film stardom from new angles, challenging the received wisdom on the subject and raising important questions about image, performance, bodies, voices and fans in cultures across the globe. From Hollywood to Bollywood, from China to Italy, and from Poland to Mexico, this collection revisits the definitions and origins of star studies, and points the way forward to new ways of approaching the field.Key featuresFeatures cutting-edge research on stardom and fandom from a range of different cultures, contributed by a diverse and international range of scholarsGenerates new critical models that address non-Hollywood forms of stardom, as well as under-researched areas of stardom in Hollywood itselfRevisits the definitions of stars and star studies that are previously defined by the study of Hollywood stardom, then points the way forward to new ways of approaching the fieldLooks at stars/stardom within a new local/translocal model, to overcome the Hollywood-centrism inherent to the existing national/transnational modelBrings into light various types of previously unacknowledged star textsEmploys a dynamic inter-disciplinary approachContributorsGuy Austin, Newcastle UniversityLinda Berkvens, University of Sussex Pam Cook, University of Southampton Elisabetta Girelli, University of St Andrews Sarah Harman, Brunel UniversityStella Hockenhull, University of WolverhamptonLeon Hunt, Brunel University Kiranmayi Indraganti, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and TechnologyJaap Kooijman, University of AmsterdamMichael Lawrence, University of SussexAnna Malinowska, University of SilesiaLisa Purse, University of ReadingClarissa Smith, University of SunderlandNiamh Thornton, University of Liverpool Yiman Wang, University of California-Santa CruzSabrina Qiong Yu, Newcastle UniversityYingjin Zhang, University of California-San Diego
Book Synopsis A Grammar of the Dialect of the Bolton Area by : Graham Shorrocks
Download or read book A Grammar of the Dialect of the Bolton Area written by Graham Shorrocks and published by Frankfurt am Main : P. Lang. This book was released on 1998 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
