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Varieties of English : an introduction to the study of language

By: Freeborn, DennisContributor(s): French, Peter | Langford, DavidMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1993Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xiii, 269 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0333589165 (hardcover); 9780333589168; 0333589173 (pbk.); 9780333589175Subject(s): English languageDDC classification: 410 | 428.34

Contents:

Introduction.- Variety, Change and the Idea of Correct English.- Dialects and Standard English: the past.- Dialects and Standard English: the present.- Regional Accents and Received Pronunciation.- Spoken English and Written English.- Learning to Talk.- Style in Spoken English I: Grammar and Vocabulary.- Style in Spoken English II: Conversation.- Variety in Written English I: Reporting the News.- Variety in Written English II: Style.- The Language and Sound Patterns of Verse.- Language and 'Politically Correct' Usage.- Booklist.

Summary: This new edition of the best selling, topic-based introduction to spoken and written English, is now fully revised and expanded with over 50% more material. This practical volume provides a wide range of written texts and transcriptions of speech for commentary and analysis.

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