Dictionary of American Regional English: I-O
Dictionary of American Regional English: I-O

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13:

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A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.edu/?q=node/18.

American English
American English

Author: Walt Wolfram

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-10-19

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1118391438

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The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. Now accompanied by a companion website with an extensive array of sound files, video clips, and other online materials to enhance and illustrate discussions in the text Features brand new chapters that cover the very latest topics, such as Levels of Dialect, Regional Varieties of English, Gender and Language Variation, The Application of Dialect Study, and Dialect Awareness: Extending Application, as well as new exercises with online answers Updated to contain dialect samples from a wider array of US regions Written for students taking courses in dialect studies, variationist sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology, and requires no pre-knowledge of linguistics Includes a glossary and extensive appendix of the pronunciation, grammatical, and lexical features of American English dialects

Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C
Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher: Belknap Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 1074

ISBN-13:

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This series capture the language spoken on America's main streets and country roads, words and phrases passed along within homes and communities, from east to west, north to south, childhood to old age. Built upon an unprecedented survey of spoken English across America and bolstered by extensive historical research, this series preserves the language with all its idioms and peculiarities.

Dictionary of American Regional English: D-H
Dictionary of American Regional English: D-H

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 1196

ISBN-13:

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A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.edu/?q=node/18.

SL-Z
SL-Z

Author: Joan Houston Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 1244

ISBN-13: 9780674047358

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A Dictionary of Varieties of English
A Dictionary of Varieties of English

Author: Raymond Hickey

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 0470656417

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A Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world. Provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field Includes definitions both for the varieties of English and regions they feature, and for terms and concepts derived from a linguistic analysis of these varieties Explores important research issues including the transportation of dialects of English, the rise of ‘New Englishes’, sociolinguistic investigations of various English-speaking locales, and the study of language contact and change. Reflects our increased awareness of global forms of English, and the advances made in the study of varieties of the language in recent decades Creates an invaluable, informative resource for students and scholars alike, spanning the rich and diverse linguistic varieties of the most widely accepted language of international communication