ABSTRACT
WehopethatChapters4to8haveillustratedouranalyticprocedure sufficientlytoallowotherstomakeuseofit.However,therestill remainsoneotherareaofpracticaldifficulty,whichthepresent chaptertriestoanticipate,namely,theproblemofselectingand obtainingusefulmaterial-particularlyofaspokenkind-onwhich topractisefurtheranalysis.Wehavethereforebroughttogetherin thefollowingpagesaselectionofspokenandwrittentextsrepresentingdistinctivekindsofEnglishnotsofardiscussedinthisbook. Theselectionbynomeansdisplaysthecompleterangeofvarieties available,butitshouldgiveaclearerpictureofthekindsofdifference anddistinctivenesswhichexist.Wehaveprecededeachtextbyafew introductorynotes,intendedasaperspectiveandguideforanalysis; thequestionsbynomeanscoverallthatisofinterestinatext,but simplyindicatesomeimportantpointsthatwefeeloughttobe consideredincarryingoutananalysis.
