Dialect Change: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages

ISBN 10: 0521806879 / ISBN 13: 9780521806879

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dialect Change: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521806879
• ISBN 13: 9780521806879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 798.3 grams

About this title

Synopsis

With dialects constantly changing and mobility increasing in recent years, it has become difficult to distinguish between such local accents as one from London or Reading, Bonn or Cologne. This book's authoritative contributors cover all aspects of recent dialect change, in particular, dialect convergence and divergence. Each commissioned chapter, based on original research, provides an overview of a particular issue and presents case studies to illustrate points raised.

About the Authors

Peter Auer is Chair of German Linguistics at the University of Freiburg

Frans Hinskens is Head of the Department of Linguistics at Meertens Instituut, Amsterdam, and Professor of Language Variation and Change at Free University, Amsterdam

Paul Kerswill is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Reading