Language and Region

ISBN-13: 9780415366007 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 128 str.

Joan Beal;Beal Joan

Opis

Language and Region:

• provides an accessible guide to regional variation in English
• covers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialects
• examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry
• outlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies.

Recenzje

'This is an excellent book which should find a place in all introductory courses in which accents and dialects are a central concern.' - Randall Eggert, The Linguist List

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  Unit 1: Region, Nation, Locale  Unit 2: Regional Language and its Uses  Unit 3: Attitudes to Regional Language  Unit 4: Recognising Accents  Unit 5: Words and Things  Unit 6: Regional Grammar  Unit 7: Writing in Dialect  Unit 8: Tools of the Trade

O autorze

Joan Beal