American English: Dialects and Variation (Language in Society)

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ISBN-10:

1405112654

ISBN-13:

9781405112659

Edition: 2
Released: Sep 12, 2005
Publisher: Wiley/Blackwell
Format: Hardcover, 452 pages

Description:

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

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