American English : Dialects and Variation - 98 edition
American English : Dialects and Variation - 98 edition
by Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes
Cover type: PaperbackEdition: 98
Copyright: 1998
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 1998
International: No
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Summary
This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors describe situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. The book is written in an approachable style and its content will prove relevant not only for those in the various branches of linguistic study but also for students in English, education, speech and language pathology, communications, and anthropology. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included.
Table of Contents
- The Reality of Dialects.
- Why Languages Have Dialects.
- Levels of Dialects.
- Dialects in the United States : Past, Present, and Future.
- Regional Dialects.
- Social and Ethnic Dialects.
- Gender and Language Variation.
- Dialects and Style.
- The Patterning of Dialect.
- Dialects and Education
- Dialect Awareness in the School and Community
Appendix : An Inventory of Diagnostic Dialect Structures.
Glossary of Terms.
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This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors describe situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. The book is written in an approachable style and its content will prove relevant not only for those in the various branches of linguistic study but also for students in English, education, speech and language pathology, communications, and anthropology. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included.
- The Reality of Dialects.
- Why Languages Have Dialects.
- Levels of Dialects.
- Dialects in the United States : Past, Present, and Future.
- Regional Dialects.
- Social and Ethnic Dialects.
- Gender and Language Variation.
- Dialects and Style.
- The Patterning of Dialect.
- Dialects and Education
- Dialect Awareness in the School and Community
Appendix : An Inventory of Diagnostic Dialect Structures.
Glossary of Terms.
Published: 1998
International: No
Summary
This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors describe situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. The book is written in an approachable style and its content will prove relevant not only for those in the various branches of linguistic study but also for students in English, education, speech and language pathology, communications, and anthropology. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Reality of Dialects.
- Why Languages Have Dialects.
- Levels of Dialects.
- Dialects in the United States : Past, Present, and Future.
- Regional Dialects.
- Social and Ethnic Dialects.
- Gender and Language Variation.
- Dialects and Style.
- The Patterning of Dialect.
- Dialects and Education
- Dialect Awareness in the School and Community
Appendix : An Inventory of Diagnostic Dialect Structures.
Glossary of Terms.