ABSTRACT

Dialects is an introductory text which covers the key issues in the field of dialectology.
Dialects:
* Looks at the relationship between regional and
social variation in language
* Explores how and why different varieties of language
develop
* Examines a wide range of British dialects
* Involves readers in collecting data

chapter 1|4 pages

STUDYING ENGLISH DIALECTS

chapter 2|5 pages

POSH AND LESS POSH DIALECTS

chapter 3|5 pages

ENGLISH IN MANY SHAPES AND FORMS

chapter 4|4 pages

DIALECTS – THE OLD AND THE NEW

chapter 5|6 pages

DIALECT MAPS

chapter 6|7 pages

WHAT DIALECT MAPS CAN TELL US

chapter 8|5 pages

SPOT YOUR DIALECT AREA

chapter 9|4 pages

PRESENT-TENSE VERBS

chapter 10|6 pages

DIFFERENT DIALECTS, DIFFERENT GRAMMAR

chapter 11|4 pages

DIALECT GRAMMAR – THE OLD AND THE NEW

chapter 12|4 pages

OVERDOING THINGS