Crossing linguistic boundaries : systemic, synchronic and diachronic variation in English / edited by Paloma Núñez-Pertejo, María José López-Couso, Belén Méndez-Naya and Javier Pérez-Guerra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Núñez Pertejo, Paloma, editor.

López-Couso, María José, editor.

Méndez-Naya, Belén, editor.

Pérez-Guerra, Javier, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Variation.

English language.

Physical Description:

xiii, 269 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

"Breaking away from previously rigid descriptions of the linguistic system of the English language, Crossing Linguistic Boundaries explores fascinating case studies which refuse to fall neatly within the traditional definitions of linguistic domains and boundaries. Bringing together leading international scholars in English linguistics, this volume focusses on these controversies in relation to seeking to overcome the temporal and geographical limits of the English language. Approaching tensions in the areas of English phonology and phonetics, pragmatics, semantics, morphology and syntax, chapters discuss not only British and American English but also a wide variety of geographical variants. Containing synchronic and diachronic studies covering different periods in the history of English, Crossing Linguistic Boundaries will appeal to anyone interested in linguistic variation in English"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Crossing linguistic boundaries

ISBN:

9781350053854

1350053856

OCLC:

1110682643