LINGUIST List 17.1798

Thu Jun 15 2006

Books: Sociolinguistics: Upton, Widdowson

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Directory         1.    Liz Levine, An Atlas of English Dialects: Upton, Widdowson

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Message 1: An Atlas of English Dialects: Upton, Widdowson
Date: 14-Jun-2006
From: Liz Levine <elizabeth.levinetaylorandfrancis.com>
Subject: An Atlas of English Dialects: Upton, Widdowson


Title: An Atlas of English Dialects Published: 2006 Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
                http://www.routledge.com/

Author: Clive Upton, University of Sheffield Author: J.D.A. Widdowson, University of Sheffield Hardback: ISBN: 0415392322 Pages: 240 Price: U.S. $ 90.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0415392330 Pages: 240 Price: U.S. $ 26.95
Abstract:

Do you call it April Fools Day, April Noddy Day, or April Gowkin Day? Isthe season before winter the Autumn, the Fall, or the Backend? When you'reout of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift, or thock?

The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more oftenthan not a product of where we live, and An Atlas of English Dialects willshow you where certain words, sounds and phrases are used, and why usagevaries from region to region.

Based on the Survey of English Dialects, the most extensive record ofEnglish regional speech, the Atlas is a fascinating and informative guideto the diversity of the English language in England.

The Atlas includes:

90 maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases andpronunciations are used;Detailed commentaries explaining points of linguistic, historical andcultural interest;explanations of linguistic terms, a bibliography for further reading, and afull index.

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Written In: English (eng )

See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=19875

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