English Accents and Dialects 4th Edition: An introduction to social and regional varieties of English in the British Isles - Softcover

Book 1 of 3: The English Language Series

Trudgill, Peter; Hughes, Arthur; Watt, Dominic

 
9780340887189: English Accents and Dialects 4th Edition: An introduction to social and regional varieties of English in the British Isles
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ISBN 10: 0340887184 ISBN 13: 9780340887189
Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

English Accents and Dialects is a unique introductory survey of the main regional and social varieties of English spoken in the British Isles. 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 different areas of the British Isles. The CD which accompanies the book consists of edited interviews (all transcribed in the book) with speakers from each of the different areas.

The fourth edition has been expanded and updated to give substantial new information. Of particular importance in this new edition are the sections on Aberdeen, Galway and Leicester.

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About the Author

Arthur Hughes was formerly Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Reading, UK.
Peter Trudgill is Honorary Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of East Anglia, UK.
Dominic Watt is Lecturer in Forensic Speech Science at the University of York, UK.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0340887184
ISBN 13 
9780340887189
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
159

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