American English

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"Written by an established scholar who arguably knows as much about the subject as anyone alive and a brilliant, up-and-coming young linguist, the quality and encyclopedic scope of this book will make it a standard reference for years to come." Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering régiónál, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors describe situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, úrban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. The book is written in an approachable style and its content will prove relevant not only for those in the various branches of linguistic study but alsó for students in English, education, speech and language pathology, communications, and anthropology. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary... Tovább

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"Written by an established scholar who arguably knows as much about the subject as anyone alive and a brilliant, up-and-coming young linguist, the quality and encyclopedic scope of this book will make it a standard reference for years to come." Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering régiónál, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors describe situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, úrban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society. The book is written in an approachable style and its content will prove relevant not only for those in the various branches of linguistic study but alsó for students in English, education, speech and language pathology, communications, and anthropology. An appendix of major dialect structures in American English and a glossary of terms for non-specialists are included. Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes Over the past three decades, Walt Wolfram has pioneered research on a wide rangé of American vernacular dialects and authored or co-authored 13 books and over 150 articles. After 25 years as the Director of Research at the Center for Applied Linguistics, he was named the first William C. Friday Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University in 1992. Natalie Schilling-Estes has coordinated field research for the North Carolina Language and Life Project at North Carolina State University since 1993. She has conducted research on historically isolated coastal dialects of American English, focusing on phonological variation and style shifting. Recent titles in this series include: Text and Corpus Analysis, Michael Stubbs Sociolinguistic Theory,]. K. Chambers Intercultural Communication, Ron Scollon and Suzanne Wong Scollon Principles of Linguistic Change, William Labov Cover illustration: P. J. Crook, Big City, 1997 (detail), courtesy Montpelier Sandelson, London, and reproduced by kind permission of the artist. Cover design by Workhaus Vissza