| Description |
1 online resource (243 pages) |
| Series |
Varieties of English around the world. Text series, 0172-7362 ; v. 5 |
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Varieties of English around the world. Text series ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
THE SOUTHWEST OF ENGLAND; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; Table of contents; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. 1 'South-Western'; 1.2 Dialect speakers in the SW; 1.3 Present-day characteristics of SW England; 1.4 The early settlement of SW England; 1.5 English in the SW: the OE period; 1.6 English in the SW: the ME period; Synopsis of SW English; I. Phonology; 1. Short vowels; 2. Long vowels; 3. Diphthongs; 4. Consonants; II. Grammar; 1. Morphology; 2. Pronouns.; 2. Syntax; III. Lexis; THE TEXTS; 2.2 The written texts; 2. 3 The tape-recorded texts |
| Summary |
The volume consists of a substantial introduction, providing a geographical and historical outline of the area, an account of the origin of the area, an account of the origin of present-day southwestern speech varieties and a synopsis of their main features. This is followed by texts of three main types: brief selections from 17th to 19th century dialect writers, aimed at depicting characteristics of southwestern speech; longer 20th century texts - verse, dialogue in novels; transcripts from tapes from 1950 onwards of speakers of different ages and social backgrounds. A part of each transcript is also provided in phonetic notation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- England -- West Country
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English language -- Dialects
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Language and languages
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West Country (England) -- Languages
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England -- West Country
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
86008315 |
| ISBN |
9786613358943 |
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6613358940 |
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1283358948 |
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9781283358941 |
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9789027279125 |
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9027279128 |
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