Language and Region
Joan Beal
ISBN 10: 0415366011 ISBN 13: 9780415366014
Published by Routledge, 2006
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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Language and Region:provides an accessible guide to regional variation in Englishcovers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialectsexamines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industryoutlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies. Seller Inventory # 9780415366014
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Language and Region:
- provides an accessible guide to regional variation in English
- covers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialects
- examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry
- outlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies.
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Title: Language and Region
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu