Dialect, slang and jargon

'Superb'Spectator'Consistently entertaining'Independent'Impressive and sage'New Statesman'Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious'ObserverEnglish is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages.

Global English Slang brings together nineteen key international experts and provides a timely and essential overview of English slang around the world today.

Debate over the evolution of Black English Vernacular (BEV) has permeated Afro-American studies, creole linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics for a quarter of a century with little sign of a satisfactory resolution, primarily because evidence that bears directly on the earlier stages of BEV is sparse.

First published in 1933, this book explores both contemporary and historical slang, focusing on the characteristics and quirks of the English and American languages.

The Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a detailed account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics, the area of linguistics most directly concerned with language change as well as past language states.

Vom (Wort-)Witz der WienerArik Brauer is a echts Weana Kind – aufgewachsen in Ottakring, hat er den Wiener Dialekt von klein auf mitbekommen und gelernt zu reden, wia eam da Schnåbe gwåksn is.

This collection features different perspectives on how digital tools are changing our understanding of language varieties, language contact, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and dialectology through the lens of different historical contexts.

This dictionary covers a multitude of Scots words and expressions, some of which have entered into English worldwide, some of which are peculiarly Scottish and communicate much about Scotland's unique culture and society.

Variedades de la lengua espanola ofrece un panorama general de la variacion dialectal y sociolinguistica en el espacio hispanohablante, presentado por uno de los mas prestigiosos expertos en la materia.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Dialektologie" verfügbar.

Code-Choice and Identity Construction on Stage challenges the general assumption that language is only one of the codes employed in a theatrical performance; Sirkku Aaltonen changes the perspective to the audience, foregrounding the chosen language variety as a trigger for their reactions.

Social processes and the nature of language variation have driven sibilant variation across the Spanish-speaking world.

This book collects a selection of fifteen papers presented at three meetings of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics in 1996 and 1997.

Shape up your English with thousands of idiomsWhether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English.

Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century.

Tout comme les colloques antérieurs, cette 7ème rencontre internationale organisée par le Centre d’études linguistiques de l’Université Lyon 3 et sa directrice, le professeur Brigitte Horiot, les 16, 17 et 18 juin 2003, a eu pour premier objectif de réunir les principaux chercheurs qui s’intéressent à la variation géographique du français, et plus particulièrement à la comparaison de ses variétés canadiennes et françaises.

Among the topics treated in this collection are the status of Scots as a national language; the orthography of Scots; the actual and potential degree of standardisation of Scots; the debt of the vocabulary of Scots to Gaelic; the use of Scots in fictional dialogue; and the development of Scots as a poetic medium in the modern period.

The first book to use techniques of linguistic analysis to examine the construction of diverse white identities.

Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints.

The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds.

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text.

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume.

First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of intonation as it occurs in spontaneous speech, as well as texts read aloud.

This volume seeks to extend and expand our current understanding of the processes of language standardization, drawing on both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine how linguistic variation plays out in various ways in everyday life in Denmark.

In Always On, Naomi S.

This major 2001 work explores the development of creoles and other new languages.

Appalachian Englishes (AEs) possess an array of linguistic features that distinguish them from other American Englishes, yet the rich history of language in the United States has created a wealth of linguistic resources through factors such as immigration and contact, providing the environment for AEs to grow and adapt in ways that are also similar to other varieties of English.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

English Vocabulary Today: Into the 21st Century offers an innovative perspective on the ways in which contemporary English language vocabulary continues to adapt and grow in light of emerging technologies and ideas.