LINGUIST List 13.1431

Wed May 22 2002

Books: Socioling:The Dialects of England,P.Trudgill

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

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1. tmac, The Dialects of England by Peter Trudgill

Title: The Dialects of England
Subtitle: Second Edition			
Publication Year: 1999
			
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
 http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/
			
Book URL: http://www.blackwellpub.com/asp/book.asp?ref=0631218149
			
 
Author: Peter Trudgill 
				

Hardback: ISBN: 0631218149, Pages: 160, Price: 60.95
Comment: 30% off with a subscription to Blackwell's LL+
Paperback: ISBN: 0631218157, Pages: 160, Price: 28.95
Comment: 30% off with a subscription to Blackwell's LL+
			
Abstract:
			
This text celebrates the rich variety of regional and social dialects
of English in all its forms, ancient and modern.


In this new, revised and extended edition, Trudgill includes phonetic
symbols along with the orthographic representations of speech
sounds. Zummerzet and Scouse, Cockney and Cumberland, Brummie and
Berkshire, Nottingham, Norfolk and Estuary English are all covered.

English dialects are the result of 1500 years of linguistic and
cultural development. Written in non-technical language, this book
outlines their history and their geography. It describes and delights
in the diversity of vocabulary, accent, grammar and literature to be
found among the dialects of England.
			
Lingfield(s): Sociolinguistics
			 
Subject Language(s): English (Language Code: ENG)
 
Written In: English (Language Code: English)