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By Hook or by Crook
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David Crystal has been described by The Times Higher Education Supplement as a "latter-day Samuel Johnson." Now in a delightfully decisive journey through the groves and thickets of the English langu… |
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An introduction to regional Englishes
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Joan C. Beal |
This series provides introductions to the main areas of English language study. Volumes cover aspects of the history and structure of the language such as: syntax, phonology, morphology, regional and… |
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Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume II (D-H)
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Joan Houston Hall |
A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.… |
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Standards of English
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Raymond Hickey |
"The notion of a 'standard' variety of English has been the subject of a considerable body of research. Studies have tended to focus on the standard features of British and American English. However,… |
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Second dialect acquisition
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Jeff Siegel |
"What is involved in acquiring a new dialect - for example, when Canadian English speakers move to England or African American English-speaking children go to school? How is such learning different f… |
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How to speak Brit
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C. J. Moore |
" The quintessential A to Z guide to British English-perfect for every egghead and bluestocking looking to conquer the language barrier Oscar Wilde once said the Brits have "everything in common with… |
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The Illustrated Texas Dictionary of the English Language Vol. IV
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Jim Everhart |
Jim Everhart takes a light-hearted look at 'Texas Slang', explaining to other folks just what Texans are talking about when they converse ... |
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