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Varieties of English : an introduction to the study of language

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1993.Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xiii, 269 p. : illustrationsISBN:
  • 0333589165 (hardcover)
  • 9780333589168
  • 0333589173 (pbk.)
  • 9780333589175
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 410 428.34 FRE
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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Included Index.

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.

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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