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

American English: Dialects and Variation, 2nd Edition (Language in Society, Vol. 25)
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This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.
- 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,
- includes samples from a wider array of US regions
- features updated chapters as well as pedagogy such as new exercises, a phonetic symbols key, and a section on the notion of speech community
- 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
Country USA
Brand Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer Blackwell Publishing
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2005-09-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781405112666

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