| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Study of dialect convergence and divergence : conceptual and methodological considerations / F. Hinskens, P. Auer, and P. Kerswill -- Internal and external factors in phonological convergence : the case of English/t/lenition / J. Kallen -- Dialect/standard convergence, mixing, and models of language contact : the case of Italy / G. Berruto -- Convergence and divergence in grammar / L. Cornips and K. Corrigan -- Phonology, grammar, and discourse in dialect convergence / J. Cheshire, P. Kerswill, and A. Williams -- Processes of standardisation in Scandinavia / I.L. Pedersen -- Birth of new dialects / P. Kerswill and P. Trudgill -- Dialect convergence in the German language islands (Sprachinseln) / P. Rosenberg -- Political borders and dialect divergence/convergence in Europe / C. Woolhiser -- Influence of urban centres on the spatial diffusion of dialect phenomena / J. Taeldeman -- Subjective factors in dialect convergence and divergence / T. Kristiansen and J. Jørgensen -- How similar are people who speak alike? : an interpretive way of using social networks in social dialectology research / J.A. Villena-Ponsoda -- Role of interpersonal accommodation in a theory of language change / P. Auer and F. Hinskens |
| Summary |
This book brings together a team of leading scholars to explore all aspects of recent dialect change, in particular dialect convergence and divergence. Each specially-commissioned chapter is based on original research, giving an overview of current work on that particular area and presenting case studies to illustrate the issues discussed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-408) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sociolinguistics -- Europe
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Linguistic change -- Europe
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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Dialectology
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Linguistic change
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Sociolinguistics
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Languages -- Dialects
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Auer, Peter, 1954-
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Hinskens, Frans
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Kerswill, Paul
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| ISBN |
9780511486623 |
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0511486626 |
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9780511127809 |
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0511127804 |
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