This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of English spoken in the British Isles. Present-day accents and dialects of Welsh English are the combined outcome of historical language shift from Welsh to English, continued bilingualism, intense contacts between Wales and England, and multicultural immigration. As a result, Welsh English is a distinctive, regionally and sociolinguistically diverse variety, whose status is not easily categorized. In addition to existing research, the...
This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety...
Ideal for final year undergraduate and Masters students, this clear and comprehensive guide provides a detailed critical overview of the study of regional dialect in the English language. Penhallurick explores the history, practice and major achievements of British and American dialect study, drawing together
Ideal for final year undergraduate and Masters students, this clear and comprehensive guide provides a detailed critical overview of the study of regi...
This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of English spoken in the British Isles. Present-day accents and dialects of Welsh English are the combined outcome of historical language shift from Welsh to English, continued bilingualism, intense contacts between Wales and England, and multicultural immigration. As a result, Welsh English is a distinctive, regionally and sociolinguistically diverse variety, whose status is not easily categorized. In addition to existing research, the present...
This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of...
