Varieties of English. 1, The British Isles / Bernd Kortmann, Clive Upton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kortmann, Bernd, editor.

Uptton, Clive, editor.

Series:

Varieties of English ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dialects--Great Britain.

English language.

English language--Great Britain.

English language--Variation--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken on the British Isles, including lesser-known varieties such as those spoken in Orkney and Shetland and the Channel Islands. The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety discussed. The articles are followed by exercises and study questions. The exercises are geared towards students and can be used for classroom assignments as well as for self study in preparation for exams. Instructors can use the exercises, sound samples and interactive maps to enhance their classroom presentations and to highlight important language features. The accompanying CD-ROM contains interactive maps and speech samples that supplement the printed articles and offer material and data for further research. The rich detail found in the chapters as well as the valuable tools on the CD-Rom make this survey of English Varieties a mainstay for researchers and teachers. The content of the CD-ROM is online: http://www.varieties.mouton-content.com.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contents of companion volumes

Abbreviations

List of features: Phonology and phonetics

List of features: Morphology and Syntax

General introduction

General references

Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles

Phonology

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

Synopsis: phonological variation in the British Isles

Morphology and Syntax

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

Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the British Isles

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786613428677

9781283428675

1283428679

9783110208399

3110208393

OCLC:

898769596