Roots of English

ISBN-13: 9780521863216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 270 str.

Sali Tagliamonte

Opis

A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English's development.

Recenzje

'… will serve as a useful resource not only for researchers on variation and change in dialects of English but also for historical linguists working on the reconstruction of language history. Tagliamonte's coupling of the historical comparative method with variationist analysis is an exciting exemplification of what might be called 'historical sociolinguistics'.' James A. Walker, English Language and Linguistics

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Dialects as a window on the past; 3. The 'Roots' archive; 4. Methods for analysis; 5. Word endings; 6. Joining sentences; 7. Time, necessity and possession; 8. Expressions; 9. Comparative sociolinguistics; 10. The legacy of British and Irish dialects.