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This book proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood. This model does not reject rules in favour of language use, or... Læs mere
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Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and... Læs mere
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This book covers the origins and early evolution of language. Its main purpose is to synthesize current thinking... Læs mere
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This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it... Læs mere
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This is a study of the grammatical variations to be found in English dialects. It looks at aspects as diverse as the personal dative in Appalachian speech, and transitivity and intransitivity in the dialects of the south-west of England.
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This case study aims to provide an insight into the language use of Afro-Caribbeans in London. It places emphasis on the linguistic background of the community and in particular on young people of the first and second British-born generations.
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Aims to make available accurate information on regional variation in the use of the grammatical constructions of English, and to direct readers to those resources where further information on regional variation is available.
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This text examines the differences between "standard" and "nonstandard" (or colloquial) varieties of Dutch, French, English, Finnish,... Læs mere
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Language contact is everywhere: many nations have more than one official language, and quite possibly most people in the world speak two or more languages. What happens to different peoples and to their languages when they come into contact?
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This collection of text extracts provides an invaluable resource for working directly with non-literary informal English of the Early Modern period.
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With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the exciting advances of the last few years, many of which have not even made it into textbooks yet.
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This book is a selection of Peter Trudgill’s major works since 1990, appearing here in updated and revised form.