LINGUIST List 17.2854

Sun Oct 01 2006

Books: Sociolinguistics: Auer, Hinskens, Kerswill (Eds)

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Dialect Change: Auer, Hinskens, Kerswill (Eds)
Message 1: Dialect Change: Auer, Hinskens, Kerswill (Eds)
Date: 27-Sep-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Dialect Change: Auer, Hinskens, Kerswill (Eds)


Title: Dialect Change Subtitle: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521806879

Editor: Peter Auer Editor: Frans Hinskens Editor: Paul Kerswill Electronic: ISBN: 051112645X Pages: Price: U.S. $ 60.00 Comment: ISBN-13: 9780511126451
Hardback: ISBN: 0521806879 Pages: 432 Price: U.K. £ 45.00 Comment: ISBN-13: 9780521806879
Abstract:

Dialects are constantly changing, and due to increased mobility in recentyears, European dialects have 'levelled', making it difficult todistinguish a native of Reading from a native of London, or a native ofBonn from a native of Cologne. This comprehensive study brings together ateam of leading scholars to explore all aspects of recent dialect change,in particular dialect convergence and divergence. Drawing on examples froma wide range of European countries - as well as areas where Europeanlanguages have been transplanted - they examine a range of issues relatingto dialect contact and isolation, and show how sociolinguistic conditionsdiffer hugely between and within European countries. Eachspecially-commissioned chapter is based on original research, giving anoverview of current work on that particular area and presenting casestudies to illustrate the issues discussed. Dialect Change will be welcomedby all those interested in sociolinguistics, dialectology, the relevance oflanguage variation to formal linguistic theories, and European languages.

1. Introduction: the study of dialect convergence and divergence -conceptual and methodological considerationsF. Hinskens, P. Auer and P. Kerswill;Part I. Convergence/Divergence and Linguistic Structure:2. Internal and external factors in phonological convergenceJ. Kallen;3. Dialect convergence, mixing, and models of language contact: the case ofItalyG. Berruto;4. Convergence and divergence in grammarL. Cornips and K. Corrigan;5. Phonology, grammar and discourse in dialect convergenceJ. Cheshire, A. Williams and P. Kerswill;Part II. Macro-Sociolinguistic Motivations of Convergence and Divergence:6. Processes of standardisation in ScandinaviaI. L. Pedersen;7. The birth of new dialectsP. Kerswill and P. Trudgill;8. Dialect convergence in language islandsP. Rosenberg;9. Political borders and dialect divergence/convergence in EuropeC. Woolhiser;10. The influence of the citiesJ. Taeldeman;Part III. Micro-Sociolinguistic Motivations:11. Subjective factors in dialect convergence and divergenceT. Kristiansen and J. N. Jorgensen;12. How similar are people who speak alike? An interpretive way of usingsocial networks in social dialectology researchJ. Villena Ponsoda;13. The role of interpersonal accommodation in a theory of language changeP. Auer and F. Hinskens.


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

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