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Author: Urszula Clark
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2016-07-31
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0748685820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. It provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties
Author: Natalie Braber
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2018-07-23
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1501502379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume will provide a comprehensive yet accessible description of East Midlands English, an area of neglect in linguistic research. Existing publications, which aggregate the findings of earlier surveys and more recent localised studies presenting an overview of regional speech in the UK, are either lacking up-to-date research data from the East Midlands or simply ignore the region. A coordinated survey of dialects of the East Midlands was part of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) in the 1950s. This data is now over sixty years old and focuses almost exclusively on broad rural dialect speakers. This book will fill the knowledge and literature gaps by comparing vernacular speech in different urban and rural locations in the East Midlands, and examining whether the East Midlands is a 'transition zone' between the North and South. Recordings held by the British Library will be used, and will be supplemented with recordings made with local speakers. Language in the East Midlands is distinctive and there is considerable regional variety, for instance, between speech in the major urban centres of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. Bringing out this regional variation will also improve our wider understanding of language variation in English. The concept of the East Midlands in itself is not a clear one, and this volume aims to address such issues and to examine what makes the East Midlands an area of itself and what this area includes.
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Published: 2012-05-03
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 1409362965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rough Guide Snapshot to The West Midlands and the Peak District is the ultimate travel guide to this varied part of England. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from Shakespeare's Stratford to Ironbridge Gorge, and vibrant Birmingham to the bucolic Peak District. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to England, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around England, including transport, food, drink, costs, festivals, sports and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to England. Full coverage: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Coventry Cathedral, Worcester, Great Malvern, Hereford, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, the Wye River Valley, Hay-on-Wye, Ironbridge Gorge, Much Wenlock and Wenlock Edge, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton and the Long Mynd, Ludlow, Birmingham, Lichfield, Derby, Ashbourne, Hartington, Buxton, Castleton, Edale, Hathersage, Eyam, Baslow, Chatsworth and Bakewell. (Equivalent printed page extent 98 pages).
Author: Peter Trudgill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984-05-17
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9780521240574
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: ROY. STARKEY
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Published: 2018
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ISBN-13: 9780993018220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl Chinn
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781781382479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new, factually rich and visually stunning publication is the first major history of Birmingham for more than four decades.
Author: Tometro Hopkins
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-02-14
Total Pages: 864
ISBN-13: 1441157182
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld Englishes is a twelve-volume series, presenting a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. The volumes are organised into four groups, covering Britain, Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and celebrate English in all its diversity. The chapters contain maps, facts and figures, and a detailed description about English as it is spoken in each region and are an invaluable library resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics interested in the diversity of the English language.
Author: Dennis Freeborn
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 0776604694
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume which leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century." "At the core of this substantially expanded second edition lies a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, and which illustrate the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning." "Such a wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the volume to be used not only as a stimulating course text, guiding students through the analysis of data, but also as a comprehensive resource book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author: Arthur Hughes
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 1996-01
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780340614464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a unique introductory survey of the main regional and social varieties of English spoken in the British Isles. In the book, the authors discuss accent and dialect in the broader framework of language variation, including phonetic, phonological, grammatical, lexical, historical and stylistic differences. This is followed by a survey of the speech of twelve different areas of the British Isles. The cassette which accompanies the book consists of edited interviews (all transcribed in the book) with speakers from each of the different areas. The third edition has been thoroughly revised and includes an entirely new chapter on Received Pronunciation. The cassette now includes recordings of three different varieties of RP speech. Entirely new sections, with corresponding recordings, have been added on Lowland Scots, Devon and Dublin speech.
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-09-10
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1134264291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoutledge Dictionary of English Language Studies is an indispensable guide to the richness and variety of the English language for both students and the general reader.
