Language in the U.S.A. : themes for the 21st century / [edited by] Edward Finegan, John Rickford.

Other author Finegan, Edward, 1940-
Other author Rickford, John R., 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxviii, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Variant title Language in the United States of America
Contents PART 1 : AMERICAN ENGLISH -- American English: its origins and history / Richard W. Bailey -- American English and its distinctiveness / Edward Finegan -- Regional dialects / William Kretzschmar -- Social varieties of American English / Walt Wolfram -- African American English / Lisa Green -- The dictionary of American regional English / Joan Houston Hall-- PART 2 : OTHER LANGUAGE VARIETIES -- Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues / Joshua A Fishman -- Creole languages forging new identities / Patricia Nichols -- Native American languages / Akira Y. Yamamoto, Ofelia Zepeda -- Spanish in the Northeast / Ana Celia Zentella -- Spanish in the Southwest / Carmen Silva-Corvalán -- American sign language / Cecil Lucas, Clayton Valli -- Asian American voices / Thom Huebner, Linda Uyechi -- Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition / Robert Bayley -- PART 3 : THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION -- Language ideology and language prejudice / Rosina Lippi-Green -- Ebonics and its controversy / John Baugh -- Language planning, language policy, and the English-only Movement / Terrence G. Wiley -- Language in Education / Lily Wong Fillmore -- Adolescent language / Penelope Eckert -- Slang / Connie Eble -- Hip Hop Nation Language / H. Samy Alim -- Language, gender and sexuality / Mary Bucholtz -- Language identity and community in American literature / James Peterson -- The language of doctors and patients / Cynthia Hagstrom -- The language of cyberspace / Denise E. Murray -- Language attitudes to speech / Dennis R. Preston.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003055819
ISBN0521771757 (hardback)
ISBN052177747X (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P377 .L33 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold