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Standards and variation in urban speech : examples from Lowland Scots /

Standards and Variation in Urban Speech is an examination and exploration of the aims and methods of sociolinguistic investigation, based on studies of Scottish urban speech. It criticially examines the implications of the notions 'vernacular', 'standard language', 'Received...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macaulay, Ronald K. S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©1997.
Colección:Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 20.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • STANDARDS AND VARIATION IN URBAN SPEECH EXAMPLES FROM LOWLAND SCOTS; Editorial page; Title page ; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE VERNACULAR; 3. DOUBLE STANDARDS; 4. RP R.I.P.; 5. DETERMINING LINGUISTIC INSECURITY; 6. THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF DIALECT HUMOUR; 7. URBANITY IN AN URBAN DIALECT; 8. SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCES; 9. CONSISTENCY AND VARIATION; The Glasgow study; Group scores; Lexical and phonological constraints; Individual scores; Consistency; Variation; Variation and consistency; The Ayr study
  • 10. THE ADVERBS OF AUTHORITY11. REMARKABLY COMMON ELOQUENCE: THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN DIALECT; 12. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX