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Dialect Writing and the North of England - Hardcover

Patrick Honeybone; Warren Maguire

 
9781474442565: Dialect Writing and the North of England
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1474442560 ISBN 13: 9781474442565
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Analysing examples from 18th century literary texts through to 21st century social media, this is the first comprehensive collection to explore dialect writing in the North of England. The book also considers broad questions about dialect writing in general: What is it? Who does it? What types of dialect writing exist? How can linguists interpret it? Bringing together a wide range of contributors, the book investigates everything from the cultural positioning and impact of dialect writing to the mechanics of how authors produce dialect spellings (and what this can tell us about the structure of the dialects represented). The book features a number of case studies, focusing on dialect writing from all over the North of England, considering a wide range of types of text, including dialect poetry, translations into dialect, letters, tweets, direct speech in novels, humorous localised volumes, written reports of conversations and cartoons in local newspapers.

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About the Author

Patrick Honeybone is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. Patrick has published articles in a range of journals including English Language and Linguistics, Lingua and Language Sciences and is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology (OUP, 2015). Warren Maguire is Senior Lecturer in English Language at the University of Edinburgh. Warren has written a number of journal articles and book chapters and is co-editor of Analysing Variation in English (CUP, 2011).

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'This is an excellent collection, containing state of the art analyses of the popular representations of often overlooked varieties of English. The treatment is cutting edge, both in knowledge base and in methodologies.' Robert McColl Millar, University of Aberdeen Analysing examples from 18th century literary texts through to 21st century social media, this is the first comprehensive collection to explore dialect writing in the North of England. The book also considers broad questions about dialect writing in general: What is it? Who does it? What types of dialect writing exist? How can linguists interpret it? Bringing together a wide range of contributors, the book investigates everything from the cultural positioning and impact of dialect writing to the mechanics of how authors produce dialect spellings (and what this can tell us about the structure of the dialects represented). The book features a number of case studies, focusing on dialect writing from all over the North of England and considering a wide range of types of text, including dialect poetry, translations into dialect, letters, tweets, direct speech in novels, humorous localised volumes, written reports of conversations and cartoons in local newspapers. Patrick Honeybone and Warren Maguire are both Senior Lecturers in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. Cover image: illustration by Ralph Beilby in A General History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick, 1800 Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-4256-5 Barcode

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This is an excellent collection, containing state of the art analyses of the popular representations of often overlooked varieties of English. The treatment is cutting edge, both in knowledge base and in methodologies. Robert McColl Millar, University of AberdeenAnalysing examples from 18th century literary texts through to 21st century social media, this is the first comprehensive collection to explore dialect writing in the North of England. The book also considers broad questions about dialect writing in general: What is it? Who does it? What types of dialect writing exist? How can linguists interpret it?Bringing together a wide range of contributors, the book investigates everything from the cultural positioning and impact of dialect writing to the mechanics of how authors produce dialect spellings (and what this can tell us about the structure of the dialects represented). The book features a number of case studies, focusing on dialect writing from all over the North of England and considering a wide range of types of text, including dialect poetry, translations into dialect, letters, tweets, direct speech in novels, humorous localised volumes, written reports of conversations and cartoons in local newspapers.Patrick Honeybone and Warren Maguire are both Senior Lecturers in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh.Cover image: illustration by Ralph Beilby in A General History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick, 1800Cover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-4256-5Barcode

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1474442560
ISBN 13 
9781474442565
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
368
Editor
Patrick Honeybone, Warren Maguire