Language and Region
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:23rd Jan '06
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- Hardback£135.00(9780415366007)
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: 9780415366014
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 240g
128 pages