The Morphology of English Dialects: Verb-Formation in Non-standard English (Studies in English Language) - Hardcover

Anderwald, Lieselotte

 
9780521884976: The Morphology of English Dialects: Verb-Formation in Non-standard English (Studies in English Language)
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ISBN 10: 0521884977 ISBN 13: 9780521884976
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Where do dialects differ from Standard English, and why are they so remarkably resilient? This study argues that commonly used verbs that deviate from Standard English for the most part have a long pedigree. Analysing the language use of over 120 dialect speakers, Lieselotte Anderwald demonstrates that not only are speakers justified historically in using these verbs, systematically these non-standard forms actually make more sense. By constituting a simpler system, they are generally more economical than their Standard English counterparts. Drawing on data collected from the Freiburg English Dialect Corpus (FRED), this innovative and engaging study will be of great interest to students and researchers of English language and linguistics, morphology and syntax.

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About the Author

Lieselotte Anderwald is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Kiel, Germany.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521884977
ISBN 13 
9780521884976
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
240

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