Product details
ISBN
9780415366007
Published
2006-01-24
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Weight
400 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
128
Author
<p><strong>'This is an excellent book which should find a place in all introductory courses in which accents and dialects are a central concern.'</strong><em>- Randall Eggert, The Linguist List</em></p>
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.
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<p>This indispensable guide to regional variation in the English language covers topical issues and examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry.</p>
Acknowledgements Unit 1: Region, Nation, Locale Unit 2: Regional Language and its Uses Unit 3: Attitudes to Regional Language Unit 4: Recognising Accents Unit 5: Words and Things Unit 6: Regional Grammar Unit 7: Writing in Dialect Unit 8: Tools of the Trade
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Product details
ISBN
9780415366007
Published
2006-01-24
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Weight
400 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
174 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
128
Author