Locating Dialect in Discourse: The Language of Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses in Ayr (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

Macaulay, Ronald K. S.

ISBN 10: 019506559X / ISBN 13: 9780195065596

Published by Oxford University Press (edition First Edition), 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Locating Dialect in Discourse: The Language of Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses in Ayr (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019506559X
• ISBN 13: 9780195065596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The most extensive study of a Scottish dialect ever made, this work combines dialectology and sociolinguistics to present social differences within the compass of a single dialect. While most dialect and sociolinguistic studies concentrate on a narrow range of variables, this study examines phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and discourse features, and examines social differences in the use of these features. Macaulay treats the interviews as speech events, demonstrating how such factors as topic, genre, and the interview situation itself affect the quality of the language recorded. The variety of speech recorded in the interviews he has conducted refutes any claim that good data cannot be obtained through dyadic interviews.