English Accents and Dialects 4th Edition by Peter Trudgill

English Accents and Dialects 4th Edition by Peter Trudgill

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.

'This book really is a starWritten by people who really know how difficult it can be to pinpoint accents and dialects, this book provides maps and diagrams showing their locations, and differing phonological features of areas. The terminology is easily understood, so much so that it was a pleasure to read.' A reader from Essex (amazon.co.uk)

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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ISBN 13	9780340887189
ISBN 10	0340887184
Title	English Accents and Dialects 4th Edition
Author	Peter Trudgill
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2005-05-27
Number of pages	168
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