Dialect and Language Variation

Linn, Michael D.

ISBN 10: 0120511304 / ISBN 13: 9780120511303

Published by Academic Press, NY, 1986

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Paperback. 603pp+ index. Internally fine with clean text that has no underlining, highlighting or notes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dialect and Language Variation
• Publisher: Academic Press, NY
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0120511304
• ISBN 13: 9780120511303
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics

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Synopsis

This anthology emphasizes dialects of American English and language variation in America. The editors present original essays by today's leading investigators, including articles by some of Europe's best dialectologists, obtained expressly for this work.

Important topics featured in Dialect and Language Variation include:**Dialect theories: linguistic geography, structural and generative dialectology, and language variation.**The nature of social dialects and language variation, with attention to women's speech.**Overview of regional dialects and area studies.**The nature and study of the relationship between ethnicity and dialects, including Black, Italian, Irish, Chicano, and Jewish ethnic groups.**The application of dialect studies to education.**Of special interest to dialectologists, sociolinguists, and English language educators and specialists, this work provides original insight into**a general background and history of dialect theory**an overview of regional geography and area studies**the principles of social dialects and language variation from several perspectives**an exploration of the relationship between ethnicity and dialects o explanations of the relationship between historical and language change**a section on how dialects and language variation can contribute to effective language instruction.

About the Author

Michael Linn is a professor in the Department of Composition at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He co-edited the First Edition of (1986) with Harold B. Allen.