American English: Dialects and Variation, 2nd Edition (Language in Society, Vol. 25) - Softcover

Walt Wolfram; Natalie Schilling-Estes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405112662 ISBN 13: 9781405112666

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.

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• contains new chapters on social and ethnic dialects, including a separate chapter on African American English and more comprehensive discussions of Latino, Native American, Cajun English, and other varieties,
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• includes samples from a wider array of US regions
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• features updated chapters as well as pedagogy such as new exercises, a phonetic symbols key, and a section on the notion of speech community
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• accessibly written for the wide variety of students that enrol in a course on dialects, ranging from students with no background in linguistics to those who may wish to specialize in sociolinguistics

About this title

Book Description:

This up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covers regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The second edition includes new chapters on social and ethnic dialects. Updates to existing chapters and exercises as well as new features such as a phonetic symbols key, and a section on the notion of speech community, combine to make the new edition a valuable resource for students and specialists alike.

From the Back Cover:

This book provides a very readable and up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors include situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society.

The second edition of American English includes new chapters on social and ethnic dialects, including more comprehensive discussions of Latino, Native American, Cajun English, and other varieties, samples from a wider array of US regions, and a separate chapter on African American English. Updated chapters and exercises as well as features such as a phonetic symbols key, and a section on the notion of speech community, combine to make the new edition a valuable resource for students and specialists alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405112662
• ISBN 13: 9781405112666
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472