Varieties of English: An Introduction to the Study of Language

ISBN-13: 9780333589175 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 282 str.

Dennis Freeborn

Opis

This new edition of the best selling, topic-based introduction to spoken and written English, is now fully revised and expanded with over 50% more material. This practical volume provides a wide range of written texts and transcriptions of speech for commentary and analysis. There are further practical activities and new sections on areas such as 'politically correct' usage.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Variety, Change and the Idea of Correct English.- Dialects and Standard English: the past.- Dialects and Standard English: the present.- Regional Accents and Received Pronunciation.- Spoken English and Written English.- Learning to Talk.- Style in Spoken English I: Grammar and Vocabulary.- Style in Spoken English II: Conversation.- Variety in Written English I: Reporting the News.- Variety in Written English II: Style.- The Language and Sound Patterns of Verse.- Language and 'Politically Correct' Usage.- Booklist.