Writing in Nonstandard English.

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This book investigates linguistic variation as a complex continuum of language use from standard to nonstandard. In our view, these notions can only be established through mutual definition, and they cannot exist without the opposite pole. What is considered standard English changes according to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taavitsainen, Irma
Otros Autores: Melchers, Gunnel, Pahta, Päivi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000.
Temas:
Dialect literature, English > History and criticism.
Dialect literature, American > History and criticism.
Language and culture > English-speaking countries.
English language > Variation.
English language > Dialects.
Littérature dialectale anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Littérature dialectale américaine > Histoire et critique.
Langage et culture > Anglophonie.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation.
Anglais (Langue) > Dialectes.
Dialect literature, American
Dialect literature, English
English language > Dialects
English language > Variation
Language and culture
English-speaking countries
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book investigates linguistic variation as a complex continuum of language use from standard to nonstandard. In our view, these notions can only be established through mutual definition, and they cannot exist without the opposite pole. What is considered standard English changes according to the approach at hand, and the nonstandard changes accordingly. This book offers an interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach to this central theme of wide interest. The articles approach writing in nonstandard language through various disciplines and methodologies: sociolinguistics, pragmatics, hist.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (415 pages)
ISBN:9789027299031
902729903X

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