West Midlands English

West Midlands English PDF Author: Urszula Clark
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748685820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. It provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties

West Midlands English

West Midlands English PDF Author: Urszula Clark
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748685820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Book Description
This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. It provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties

East Midlands English

East Midlands English PDF Author: Natalie Braber
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501502352
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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This volume will provide a comprehensive yet accessible description of East Midlands English, an area of neglect in linguistic research. Existing publications, which aggregate the findings of earlier surveys and more recent localised studies presenting an overview of regional speech in the UK, are either lacking up-to-date research data from the East Midlands or simply ignore the region. A coordinated survey of dialects of the East Midlands was part of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) in the 1950s. This data is now over sixty years old and focuses almost exclusively on broad rural dialect speakers. This book will fill the knowledge and literature gaps by comparing vernacular speech in different urban and rural locations in the East Midlands, and examining whether the East Midlands is a 'transition zone' between the North and South. Recordings held by the British Library will be used, and will be supplemented with recordings made with local speakers. Language in the East Midlands is distinctive and there is considerable regional variety, for instance, between speech in the major urban centres of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. Bringing out this regional variation will also improve our wider understanding of language variation in English. The concept of the East Midlands in itself is not a clear one, and this volume aims to address such issues and to examine what makes the East Midlands an area of itself and what this area includes.

Birmingham

Birmingham PDF Author: Carl Chinn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781382455
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This new, factually rich and visually stunning publication is the first major history of Birmingham for more than four decades.

The West Midlands and the Peak District (Rough Guides Snapshot England)

The West Midlands and the Peak District (Rough Guides Snapshot England) PDF Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409362965
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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The Rough Guide Snapshot to The West Midlands and the Peak District is the ultimate travel guide to this varied part of England. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from Shakespeare's Stratford to Ironbridge Gorge, and vibrant Birmingham to the bucolic Peak District. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to England, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around England, including transport, food, drink, costs, festivals, sports and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to England. Full coverage: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Coventry Cathedral, Worcester, Great Malvern, Hereford, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, the Wye River Valley, Hay-on-Wye, Ironbridge Gorge, Much Wenlock and Wenlock Edge, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton and the Long Mynd, Ludlow, Birmingham, Lichfield, Derby, Ashbourne, Hartington, Buxton, Castleton, Edale, Hathersage, Eyam, Baslow, Chatsworth and Bakewell. (Equivalent printed page extent 98 pages).

From Old English to Standard English

From Old English to Standard English PDF Author: Dennis Freeborn
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776604694
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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"This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume which leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century." "At the core of this substantially expanded second edition lies a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, and which illustrate the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning." "Such a wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the volume to be used not only as a stimulating course text, guiding students through the analysis of data, but also as a comprehensive resource book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

East Midlands English

East Midlands English PDF Author: Natalie Braber
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501502379
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Book Description
This volume will provide a comprehensive yet accessible description of East Midlands English, an area of neglect in linguistic research. Existing publications, which aggregate the findings of earlier surveys and more recent localised studies presenting an overview of regional speech in the UK, are either lacking up-to-date research data from the East Midlands or simply ignore the region. A coordinated survey of dialects of the East Midlands was part of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) in the 1950s. This data is now over sixty years old and focuses almost exclusively on broad rural dialect speakers. This book will fill the knowledge and literature gaps by comparing vernacular speech in different urban and rural locations in the East Midlands, and examining whether the East Midlands is a 'transition zone' between the North and South. Recordings held by the British Library will be used, and will be supplemented with recordings made with local speakers. Language in the East Midlands is distinctive and there is considerable regional variety, for instance, between speech in the major urban centres of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. Bringing out this regional variation will also improve our wider understanding of language variation in English. The concept of the East Midlands in itself is not a clear one, and this volume aims to address such issues and to examine what makes the East Midlands an area of itself and what this area includes.

Language in the British Isles

Language in the British Isles PDF Author: Peter Trudgill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521240574
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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The Cambridge History of the English Language

The Cambridge History of the English Language PDF Author: Richard M. Hogg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521264785
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 696

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Volume 5 covers the dialects of England since 1776, the historical development of English in the former Celtic-speaking countries, and English other countries.

World Englishes Volumes I-III Set

World Englishes Volumes I-III Set PDF Author: Tometro Hopkins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441135731
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 864

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World Englishes is a twelve-volume series, presenting a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. The volumes are organised into four groups, covering Britain, Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and celebrate English in all its diversity. The chapters contain maps, facts and figures, and a detailed description about English as it is spoken in each region and are an invaluable library resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics interested in the diversity of the English language.

MINERALS OF THE ENGLISH MIDLANDS.

MINERALS OF THE ENGLISH MIDLANDS. PDF Author: ROY. STARKEY
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993018220
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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