A Handbook of Varieties of English. Volume 1, Phonology / edited by Edgar W. Schneider [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneider, Edgar W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Variation.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvi, 2388 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook is by far the most thorough reference work on phonology and the first-ever comprehensive overview of the morphology and syntax of varieties of English in the world. The Handbook consists of a two volume book accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM. The genuine speech samples and interactive maps of the CD-ROM not only supplement the printed articles by offering lively illustrations of the varieties of English around the world, but the material offered can also be used for linguistic research. The multimedia material is now also available online. Survey Articles The books feature descriptive survey articles that are authored by widely acclaimed specialists in the field and that cover all main national standard varieties, distinctive regional, ethnic, and social varieties, major contact varieties, as well as major ESL varieties; share a common core, which makes them invaluable research tools for cross-linguistic comparisons; provide information on the historical and cultural backgrounds as well as the current sociolinguistic situations in the respective regions; serve as state-of-the-art reports on major issues in current research. CD-ROM The CD-ROM not only supplements the printed volumes through interactive access to the varieties but also provides a comprehensive database with: a unique collection of speech recordings of English from around the world; sound samples that open new perspectives on the varieties of English, as speech recordings also constitute the central aspect of research - students as well as professional academics will feel encouraged to use the material for new investigations; interactive and synchronized maps that allow either phonological or morphosyntactic (grammatical) comparisons; extensive bibliographies on the relevant research literature; links to pertinent websites. Online Version The online version provides departments of English and Linguistics with the opportunity to make the multimedia tools simultaneously available to a wider number of faculty members and students. instructors can deploy the sound samples and interactive maps to enhance their classroom presentations and to highlight important language features; researchers are provided with a database of multimedia material for further study; students can employ the data when working on classroom assignments. Together, the books and the CD-ROM are an indispensable reference work and research tool for sociolinguists, dialectologists, phonologists, grammarians, typologists, and specialists in contact languages and varieties of English around the world. Given its accessible style and its rich auditory and visual support, this Handbook is also ideally suited not only for professional academics but also for undergraduate and graduate students. The editors are responsible for the following topics: Kate Burridge/ Bernd Kortmann: Australia / Pacific Archipelagos Bernd Kortmann: British Isles: Morphology and Syntax Rajend Mesthrie: Africa / South and Southeast Asia Edgar W. Schneider: The Americas / Caribbean Clive Upton: British Isles: Phonology System requirements for the CD-ROM:Hardware: Pentium 500 MHz or AMD K6-III+ 500 MHz, PowerPC G3, 64 MB RAM, 16-bit SoundcardOperating Systems: Windows 98, NT, Me, 2000, XP/ Mac OS 9.x, X 10.x/ Linux (any distribution with Kernel 2.0)Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6 (Mac OS: Internet Explorer 5.1)/ Netscape 7.x/ Mozilla 1.0/ Mozilla Firefox 0.8Plugins: Macromedia Flash Player 6/ Acrobat Reader

Contents:

Volume 1: Phonology

Frontmatter

Contents of volume 1

General introduction

General references

The British Isles

Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles

English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: phonology

Scottish English: phonology

Irish English: phonology

Welsh English: phonology

English dialects in the North of England: phonology

The English West Midlands: phonology

The dialect of East Anglia: phonology

The dialects in the South of England: phonology

Channel Island English: phonology

Received Pronunciation

British Creole: phonology

The Americas and the Caribbean

Introduction: varieties of English in the Americas and the Caribbean

Standard American English pronunciation

New England: phonology

New York, Philadelphia, and other northern cities: phonology

Rural Southern white accents

The urban South: phonology

The West and Midwest: phonology

English in Canada: phonology

Newfoundland English: phonology

African American Vernacular English: phonology

Gullah: phonology

Cajun Vernacular English: phonology

Chicano English: phonology

Bahamian English: phonology

Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English: phonology

Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: phonology

Bajan: phonology

The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: phonology

Suriname creoles: phonology

The Pacific and Australasia

Introduction: varieties of English in the Pacific and Australasia

New Zealand English: phonology

Regional and social differences in New Zealand: phonology

Maori English: phonology

Australian English: phonology

Regional characteristics of Australian English: phonology

Australian creoles and Aboriginal English: phonetics and phonology

Bislama: phonetics and phonology

Solomon Islands Pijin: phonetics and phonology

Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea: phonology

Hawai'i Creole: phonology

Fiji English: phonology

Norfolk Island-Pitcairn English: phonetics and phonology

Africa, South and Southeast Asia

Introduction: varieties of English in Africa and South and Southeast Asia

Nigerian English: phonology

Nigerian Pidgin English: phonology

Ghanaian English: phonology

Ghanaian Pidgin English: phonology

Liberian Settler English: phonology

Cameroon English: phonology

Cameroon Pidgin English (Kamtok): phonology

East African English (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania): phonology

White South African English: phonology

Black South African English: phonology

Indian South African English: phonology

Cape Flats English: phonology

St. Helena English: phonology

Indian English: phonology

Pakistani English: phonology

Singapore English: phonology

Malaysian English: phonology

Philippine English: phonology

Synopses

Synopsis: phonological variation in the British Isles

Synopsis: phonological variation in the Americas and the Caribbean

Synopsis: phonetics and phonology of English spoken in the Pacific and Australasian region

Synopsis: the phonology of English in Africa and South and Southeast Asia

Global synopsis: phonetic and phonological variation in English world-wide

Index of subjects

Index of varieties and languages

Volume 2: Morphology and Syntax

Contents of volume 2

English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: morphology, syntax, and lexicon

Scottish English: morphology and syntax

Irish English: morphology and syntax

Welsh English: morphology and syntax

English dialects in the North of England: morphology and syntax

The dialect of East Anglia: morphology and syntax

English dialects in the Southwest: morphology and syntax

The varieties of English spoken in the Southeast of England: morphology and syntax

British Creole: morphology and syntax

Colloquial American English: grammatical features

Appalachian English: morphology and syntax

Rural and ethnic varieties in the Southeast: morphology and syntax

Newfoundland English: morphology and syntax

Urban African American Vernacular English: morphology and syntax

Earlier African American English: morphology and syntax

Gullah: morphology and syntax

Chicano English: morphology and syntax

Bahamian English: morphology and syntax

Jamaican Creole: morphology and syntax

Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: morphology and syntax

The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: morphology and syntax

Surinamese creoles: morphology and syntax

Belize and other central American varieties: morphology and syntax

New Zealand English: morphosyntax

Australian English: morphology and syntax

Australian Vernacular English: some grammatical characteristics

Hypocoristics in Australian English

Australian creoles and Aboriginal English: morphology and syntax

Bislama: morphology and syntax

Solomon Islands Pijin: morphology and syntax

Tok Pisin: morphology and syntax

Hawai'i Creole: morphology and syntax

Fiji English: morphology and syntax

Norfolk Island-Pitcairn English (Pitkern Norfolk): morphology and syntax

Nigerian English: morphology and syntax

Nigerian Pidgin English: morphology and syntax

Ghanaian English: morphology and syntax

Ghanaian Pidgin English: morphology and syntax

Liberian Settler English: morphology and syntax

Cameroon English: morphology and syntax

Cameroon Pidgin English (Kamtok): morphology and syntax

East African English (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania): morphology and syntax

White South African English: morphology and syntax

Black South African English: morphology and syntax

Indian South African English: morphology and syntax

Cape Flats English: morphology and syntax

St. Helena English: morphology and syntax

Indian English: syntax

Butler English: morphology and syntax

Pakistani English: morphology and syntax

Singapore English: morphology and syntax

Malaysian English: morphology and syntax

Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the British Isles

Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the Americas and the Caribbean

Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the Pacific and Australasia

Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in Africa and South and Southeast Asia

Global synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in English

Index of varieties and languages

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110197181

3110197189

OCLC:

1013939178