Needed research in American dialects / [edited by] Dennis R. Preston.
| Other author | Preston, Dennis Richard. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Published by Duke University Press for the American Dialect Society, ©2003. |
| Description | xii, 261 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 88 Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 88. ^A319010 |
| Contents | Introduction / Dennis R. Preston --1. The History of American English / Michael Montgomery -- 2. Linguistic Atlases of the United States and Canada / William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. -- 3. Regional lexicon: DARE and beyond / Joan Houston Hall -- 4. A national survey of North American dialects / Sharon Ash --5. Conversation, text, and discourse / Barbara Johnstone -- 6. Social variation in America / Penelope Eckert -- 7. Ideologies, attitudes, and perceptions / Richard W. Bailey -- 8. Slang, metaphor, and folk speech / Connie C. Eble -- 9. Languages other than English in Canada and the United States / Robert Bayley and Ruth King -- 10. Language change in variation and formal syntax / Ralph W. Fasold. |
| Local note | Little-334668--305131043545Y |
| General note | "Annual supplement to American Speech." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other title | American speech. |
| LCCN | 2003062715 |
| ISBN | 0822365944 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PE2841 .N44 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |