UID:
almahu_9949178876402882
Umfang:
1 online resource (409 pages) :
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maps
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-35907-3
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9786613359070
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90-272-7949-7
Serie:
Varieties of English around the world. General series, v. 6
Inhalt:
This volume is concerned with one of the few thorough-going Labovian studies carried out in Britain. Based on a survey of over hundred randomly selected informants from the towns of Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield, it deals first with the methodology employed, and then sketches some aspects of the 'traditional' dialects of the area before describing a large number of variables. Other non-standard features encountered during the survey are described, since these too are part of the changing patterns of speech in West Yorkshire. The final chapter draws a distinction between 'dialect' and 'accent' which is slightly different from that generally employed, and suggests that while 'dialect' features seem to have declined under the pressure of the standard language, 'accent' still persists as a social differentiator.
Anmerkung:
Abbreviated and slightly modified version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Reading, 1977.
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DIALECT AND ACCENT IN INDUSTRIAL WEST YORKSHIRE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; THE AREA; CHAPTER ONE. DIALECT STUDIES OF WEST YORKSHIRE; CHAPTER TWO. METHODOLOGICAL MATTERS; 1 SAMELES AND SURVEYS; 2 SOCIAL CLASS; 3 VARIATION; 4 STYLE; CHAPTER THREE. THE WEST YORKSHIRE SAMPLE; 1 SAMPLING METHOD; 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE; CHAPTER FOUR. THE FIELDWORK AND ANALYSIS; 1 FIELDWORK; 2 ANALYSIS; 3 INTERPRETATION; CHAPTER FIVE. THE TRADITIONAL DIALECT OF THE AREA; The Bradford Vowel System; The Huddersfield Vowel System; Summary
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CHAPTER SIX. THE PRESENT SITUATION: PERFORMANCE; 1 AN EXAMINATION OF SOME LINGUISTIC VARIABLES; PHONOLOGICAL VARIATION; OTHER VARIABLES; 2 OTHER NON-STANDARD FEATURES; a) PHONOLOGICAL FEATURES; b) GRAMMATICAL FEATURES; c) VOCABULARY; CHAPTER SEVEN. THE PRESENT SITUATION: EVALUATION; 1 OPONIONS AND ATTITUDES; 2 SELF-EVALUATION; 3 SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION; CHAPTER EIGHT. CONCLUSIONS; 1 TRADITIONAL DIALECT AND THE PRESENT SITUATION; 2 DIALECT, ACCENT, STANDARD ENGLISH AND RP; 3 THE INFLUENCE OF STANDARD ENGLISH AND RP ON WEST YORKSHIRE SPEECH; 4 VARIATION AND CHANGE
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5 THE WEST YORKSHIRE 'SPEECH COMMUNITY'; Appendices; APPENDIX A. THE QUESTIONNAIRE; APPENDIX B. VARIATION IN THE INTERVIEWER'S SPEECH; APPENDIX C. Τ AND V FORMS; APPENDIX D. INFORMANTS' OPINIONS ABOUT THE AREA; APPENDIX E. INFORMANTS' OPINIONS ABOUT SOCIAL CLASS; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 90-272-4864-8
Sprache:
Englisch
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