An Atlas of English Dialects by Clive Upton

An Atlas of English Dialects by Clive Upton

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This compelling and informative guide to the diversity of the English language in England explores where certain words, sounds and phrases are used and why their usage varies from region to region. Detailed commentaries, maps and explanations of linguistic terms are included.

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An Atlas of English Dialects by Clive Upton

This compelling and informative guide to the diversity of the English language in England explores where certain words, sounds and phrases are used and why their usage varies from region to region. Detailed commentaries, maps and explanations of linguistic terms are included.

J.D.A. (John) Widdowson is Emeritus Professor of English Language in the University of Sheffield, where he was until recently Director of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition. He has been associated with SED for some forty years, and was co-editor of the Survey’s Linguistic Atlas of England and co-author of its Dictionary and Grammar (both Routledge publication). Clive Upton is Senior Lecturer (from August 2005 Reader, became Professor in 2006) in English Language in the University of Leeds, where SED has its home and where he has been associated with the Survey for over thirty years. He is co-author of the Survey’s Dictionary and Grammar. Widdowson and Upton have collaborated on many dialect projects and publications around SED and beyond.

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ISBN 13 9780415392327
ISBN 10 0415392322
Title An Atlas of English Dialects
Author Clive Upton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2006-02-07
Number of pages 222
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