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American English : dialects and variation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfram, Walt, 1941-
Other Authors: Schilling-Estes, Natalie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 25.
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > United States.
English language > Variation > United States.
Americanisms.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Dialects, standards, and vernaculars
  • Why dialects?
  • Levels of dialect
  • Dialects in the United States : past, present, and future
  • Regional dialects
  • Social and ethnic dialects
  • African American English
  • Gender and language variation
  • Dialects and style
  • On the applications of dialect study
  • Dialect awareness : extending applications.