- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (16 Oct 1980)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521294738
- ISBN-13: 978-0521294737
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.1 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 825,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dialectology is the study of language variation. Traditionally, this has largely been the province of dialect geographers, who concentrated on the speech of the linguistically conservative rural population in order to map regional differences. Interest has shifted to urban speech, and sociolinguists have correlated linguistic variables with other variables such as age, social class, sex and ethnic background. Dialectology not only provides a thorough exposition of these two approaches - their histories, methodologies and significant results, drawn from studies of a wide range of languages - it also integrates them within a single conceptual framework as two aspects of the same discipline. The authors argue that dialectology can thus make an important contribution to general linguistic theory and in particular answer questions about variability in language, which has in the past too often been assigned peripheral or accidental status. Designed primarily as a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate courses in dialect studies, this book also points towards innovative and stimulating research areas.
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Dialectology is the study of language variation. It integrates dialect geography, a mapping of regional differences in linguistics, and sociolinguistics, a discipline exploring different social factors in linguistic variation. Designed primarily as a comprehensive textbook for undergraduates in dialect studies, this book also points towards innovative and stimulating research areas.
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Still pulling it off the shelf ten years after the class
27 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
I still pull this off the shelf now and then, ten years after taking the course that I bought it for.
The title is a bit of an understatement--it covers not just traditional dialectology, but sociolinguistics, as well. It's very readable, and a good introduction to the field(s).
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30 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover
This is the essential textbook in this particular area of linguistics. I recommend this in tandem with Clive Uptons Excellent Atlas of English Dialects. An interesting book for even the casual reader. This was a set text at my university for the course on Dialectology.
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