| The Morphology of English Dialects Contributor(s): Anderwald, Lieselotte (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521884977 ISBN-13: 9780521884976 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $73.14 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Argues that, contrary to popular opinion, dialects do have a grammar, and that 'non standard' language often makes more sense. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology |
| Dewey: 427 |
| LCCN: 2009004696 |
| Series: Studies in English Language |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Where do dialects differ from Standard English, and why are they so remarkably resilient? This new study argues that commonly used verbs that deviate from Standard English for the most part have a long pedigree. Analysing the language use of over 120 dialect speakers, Lieselotte Anderwald demonstrates that not only are speakers justified historically in using these verbs, systematically these non-standard forms actually make more sense. By constituting a simpler system, they are generally more economical than their Standard English counterparts. Drawing on data collected from the Freiburg English Dialect Corpus (FRED), this innovative and engaging study comes directly from the forefront of this field, and will be of great interest to students and researchers of English language and linguistics, morphology and syntax. |