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Language and Region

Joan Beal author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Jan '06

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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.

'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

ISBN: 9780415366007

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 400g

128 pages