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American English: Dialects and Variation (Language in Society) Book

This up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covers regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The second edition includes new chapters on social and ethnic dialects. Updates to existing chapters and exercises as well as new features such as a phonetic symbols key, and a section on the notion of speech community, combine to make the new edition a valuable resource for students and specialists alike.Read More

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  • Product Description

    This book provides a readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, ranging from regional to ethnic to gender-based variation. The authors describe dialect situations that range from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing urban ethnic varieties, as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ramifications of dialects in American society.

  • 0631204873
  • 9780631204879
  • Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes
  • 26 April 1998
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 398
  • 1st Edition
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