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The Southwest of England.

The volume consists of a substantial introduction, providing a geographical and historical outline of the area, an account of the origin of the area, an account of the origin of present-day southwestern speech varieties and a synopsis of their main features. This is followed by texts of three main t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: John Benjamins Pub. Co. 1986.
Colección:Varieties of English around the world. Text series ; v. 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • THE SOUTHWEST OF ENGLAND; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; Table of contents; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. 1 'South-Western'; 1.2 Dialect speakers in the SW; 1.3 Present-day characteristics of SW England; 1.4 The early settlement of SW England; 1.5 English in the SW: the OE period; 1.6 English in the SW: the ME period; Synopsis of SW English; I. Phonology; 1. Short vowels; 2. Long vowels; 3. Diphthongs; 4. Consonants; II. Grammar; 1. Morphology; 2. Pronouns.; 2. Syntax; III. Lexis; THE TEXTS; 2.2 The written texts; 2. 3 The tape-recorded texts.