Roots of English - Exploring the History of Dialects

Informationen zum Autor Sali A. Tagliamonte is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has been a university level teacher since 1995 and her research focuses on variation and change in the evolution of English. Her previous publications include Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation. Klappentext A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English's development. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking investigation examines four dialects from parts of northern Britain out of which came the founding populations of many regions in other parts of the world. Using numerous examples! Sali Tagliamonte comprehensively describes and analyses key features of the dialects and their implications for the development of English. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Sali Tagliamonte, Sali A. Tagliamonte, Sali A. (University of Toronto) Tagliamonte, Tagliamonte Sali A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.10.2012
• EAN: 9780521863216
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86321-6
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Sociolinguistics, Dialect, slang & jargon, Historical & comparative linguistics, Dialect, slang and jargon