Author: D. Schreier
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230513328
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Applying insights from variationist linguistics to historical change mechanisms that have affected the consonantal system of English, Daniel Schreier reports findings from a historical corpus-based study on the reduction of particular consonant clusters and compares them with similar processes in synchronic varieties, thus defining consonantal change as a phenomenon involving psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, phonological theory and contact linguistics. Moreover, he weighs the impact of external and internal effects on causation, examining data from a total of 15 varieties with different time depths and social histories.
Author: D. Schreier
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230513328
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Book Description
Applying insights from variationist linguistics to historical change mechanisms that have affected the consonantal system of English, Daniel Schreier reports findings from a historical corpus-based study on the reduction of particular consonant clusters and compares them with similar processes in synchronic varieties, thus defining consonantal change as a phenomenon involving psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, phonological theory and contact linguistics. Moreover, he weighs the impact of external and internal effects on causation, examining data from a total of 15 varieties with different time depths and social histories.
Author: Edgar W. Schneider
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108425372
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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A lively and accessible introduction to world Englishes, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.
Author: Raffaela Baechler
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110348969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Complexity of grammatical structure has become a center of interest in recent typological and dialectological research. The contributions of the present volume discuss structural complexity from the perspective of language variation and change. Particular attention is paid to the hypothesis that languages and varieties spoken by small, isolated communities tend to display greater complexity than others.
Author: Markku Filppula
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135850666
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological perspective, the studies in this volume focus on putative universal vernacular features – significant phonological or (morpho-) syntactic parallels found in non-standard varieties of English, English-based Creoles, and also varieties of other languages, all of which represent widely differing sociolinguistic and historical backgrounds. These universals are then set against the other major explanatory factor: contact-induced change, by which we understand both the possibility of dialect contact (or dialect diffusion) and language contact (including superstratal, substratal and adstratal influences).
Author: Daniel Schreier
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 902729013X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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This volume provides the first-ever sociolinguistic analysis of English on the island of St Helena, the oldest variety of English in the Southern Hemisphere. It is based on a concise synchronic profile of the variety (describing its segmental phonology and morphosyntax) and an evaluation of diachronic material in the form of letters, court cases, ghost stories, etc. The analysis is embedded into a theoretical framework of contact linguistics (contact dialectology and pidgin/creole linguistics) and builds upon the social and sociodemographic development of the community. The aims of this book are to trace the origins and evolution of the variety, to pinpoint the forms of English it affiliates with today and the inputs it derived from historically and to investigate whether local contact scenarios have led to the formation of regionally distinctive varieties across the island. Insights from St Helenian English thus challenge us to rethink principles of classification that are applied to determine the status of post-colonial varieties of English.
Author: Erik R. Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107098564
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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A comprehensive linguistic analysis of Mexican American English, introducing a model of the language shift that results within immigrant groups.
Author: Raymond Hickey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111858404X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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A Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world. Provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field Includes definitions both for the varieties of English and regions they feature, and for terms and concepts derived from a linguistic analysis of these varieties Explores important research issues including the transportation of dialects of English, the rise of ‘New Englishes’, sociolinguistic investigations of various English-speaking locales, and the study of language contact and change. Reflects our increased awareness of global forms of English, and the advances made in the study of varieties of the language in recent decades Creates an invaluable, informative resource for students and scholars alike, spanning the rich and diverse linguistic varieties of the most widely accepted language of international communication
Author: Jeffrey P. Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021200
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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This book documents the lesser-known varieties of English which have been overlooked and understudied within the canon of English linguistics.
Author: Nicole Eberle
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027260044
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Bermudian English. A sociohistorical and linguistic profile focuses on a hitherto severely under-researched variety of English. The book traces the origins and development of Bermudian English, so as to situate the variety within the canon of other lesser-known varieties of English, and provides a first in-depth description of its variable morphosyntactic structure. Relying on sociolinguistic interview data and combining qualitative, typological and quantitative, variationist analyses of selected morphosyntactic features, it sheds light on structural affiliations of Bermudian English and argues for a two-way transfer pattern where Bermudian English plays an important role in the development of a number of other English(-based) varieties in the wider geographical region. Complementing existing studies which document such varieties, this book contributes to the body of research that describes the diversity of English(-based) varieties around the globe, filling a notable gap.
Author: J. Toyota
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230594654
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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In this coherent historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive.
