Belfast English and Standard English - Dialect Variation and Parameter Setting

Zusatztext This extremely readable and well-produced book is to be commended for its clarity and lack of obfuscation...This book will be particularly useful for researchers who wish to develop interests in both linguistic theory and language variation, bridging the gulf which has for too long been a feature of the linguistic landscape. Klappentext The study of comparative syntax in closely related languages has yielded valuable insights into syntactic phenomena--for example in the study of the Romance languages--yet little comparative work has been done on English dialects. This is the first comparison of the syntax of Belfast English and Standard English! using Chomsky's "Principles and Parameters"/Minimalist framework. Alison Henry analyzes various Belfast English constructions and their Standard English counterparts to gain insight into both English syntax and syntactic theory in general. In the process! she makes valuable data on Belfast English readily available for the first time. Zusammenfassung Using the Principles and Parameters framework, Henry analyses various syntactic constructions in Belfast English, and compares them with their Standard English counterparts to gain insight into both English syntax and general syntactic theory. The study will also make linguistic data on Belfast English readily available for the first time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alison Henry, Alison (Professor of Communications Henry, Henry Alison
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1995
• EAN: 9780195082913
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508291-3
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford University Press
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Dialect, slang & jargon, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Dialect, slang and jargon