Dialectology / Edition 2

by J. K. Chambers, Peter Trudgill

Overview

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by giving an integrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In this updated edition, the authors offer new sections on dialectometry and mapping variability, as well as updates of recent developments. The book examines dialectology in its widest sense, as the study of the way language, dialect and accent vary from place to place, social group to social group and time to time. As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this new edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521596466
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/10/1998
Series:	Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition; List of maps; List of figures; List of tables; The International Phonetic Alphabet; Part I. Background: 1. Dialect and language; 2. Dialect geography; 3. Dialectology and linguistics; 4. Urban dialectology; Part II. Social Variation: 5. Social differentiation and language; 6. Sociolinguistic structure and linguistic innovation; Part III. Spatial Variation: 7. Boundaries; 8. Transitions; Part IV. Mechanisms of Variation: 9. Variability; 10. Diffusion: sociolinguistic and lexical; 11. Diffusion: geographical; 12. Towards geolinguistics; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'The book can, and without doubt will, serve as a valuable introduction to the field of dialectology, its basic notions, methodology and lines of future development to numerous students of disciplines related to either linguistics or social studies.' The Linguist

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