Screen LibraryA handbook of varieties of English : a multimedia reference tool /
The Handbook is by far the most thorough reference work on phonology and the first-ever comprehensive overview of the morphology and syntax of varieties of English in the world. The Handbook consists of a two volume book accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM. The genuine speech samples and interactiv...
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ;Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2008] ©2004 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The Handbook is by far the most thorough reference work on phonology and the first-ever comprehensive overview of the morphology and syntax of varieties of English in the world. The Handbook consists of a two volume book accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM. The genuine speech samples and interactive maps of the CD-ROM not only supplement the printed articles by offering lively illustrations of the varieties of English around the world, but the material offered can also be used for linguistic research. The multimedia material is now also available online. Survey Articles The books feature descriptive survey articles that are authored by widely acclaimed specialists in the field and that cover all main national standard varieties, distinctive regional, ethnic, and social varieties, major contact varieties, as well as major ESL varieties; share a common core, which makes them invaluable research tools for cross-linguistic comparisons; provide information on the historical and cultural backgrounds as well as the current sociolinguistic situations in the respective regions; serve as state-of-the-art reports on major issues in current research. CD-ROM The CD-ROM not only supplements the printed volumes through interactive access to the varieties but also provides a comprehensive database with: a unique collection of speech recordings of English from around the world; sound samples that open new perspectives on the varieties of English, as speech recordings also constitute the central aspect of research - students as well as professional academics will feel encouraged to use the materia |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (2424pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783110197181 |
| Index Number: | PE1711 |
| CLC: | H317 |
| Contents: |
Volume 1: Phonology -- Frontmatter -- Contents of volume 1 -- General introduction -- General references -- The British Isles -- Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles -- English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: phonology -- Scottish English: phonology -- Irish English: phonology -- Welsh English: phonology -- English dialects in the North of England: phonology -- The English West Midlands: phonology -- The dialect of East Anglia: phonology -- The dialects in the South of England: phonology -- Channel Island English: phonology -- Received Pronunciation -- British Creole: phonology -- The Americas and the Caribbean -- Introduction: varieties of English in the Americas and the Caribbean -- Standard American English pronunciation -- New England: phonology -- New York, Philadelphia, and other northern cities: phonology -- Rural Southern white accents -- The urban South: phonology -- The West and Midwest: phonology -- English in Canada: phonology -- Newfoundland English: phonology -- African American Vernacular English: phonology -- Gullah: phonology -- Cajun Vernacular English: phonology -- Chicano English: phonology -- Bahamian English: phonology -- Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English: phonology -- Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: phonology -- Bajan: phonology -- The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: phonology -- Suriname creoles: phonology -- The Pacific and Australasia -- Introduction: varieties of English in the Pacific and Australasia -- New Zealand English: phonology -- Regional and social differences in New Zealand: phonology -- Maori English: phonology -- Australian English: phonology -- Regional characteristics of Australian English: phonology -- Australian creoles and Aboriginal English: phonetics and phonology -- Bislama: phonetics and phonology -- Solomon Islands Pijin: phonetics and phonology -- Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea: phonology -- Hawai'i Creole: phonology -- Fiji English: phonology -- Norfolk Island-Pitcairn English: phonetics and phonology -- Africa, South and Southeast Asia -- Introduction: varieties of English in Africa and South and Southeast Asia -- Nigerian English: phonology -- Nigerian Pidgin English: phonology -- Ghanaian English: phonology -- Ghanaian Pidgin English: phonology -- Liberian Settler English: phonology -- Cameroon English: phonology -- Cameroon Pidgin English (Kamtok): phonology -- East African English (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania): phonology -- White South African English: phonology -- Black South African English: phonology -- Indian South African English: phonology -- Cape Flats English: phonology -- St. Helena English: phonology -- Indian English: phonology -- Pakistani English: phonology -- Singapore English: phonology -- Malaysian English: phonology -- Philippine English: phonology -- Synopses -- Synopsis: phonological variation in the British Isles -- Synopsis: phonological variation in the Americas and the Caribbean -- Synopsis: phonetics and phonology of English spoken in the Pacific and Australasian region -- Synopsis: the phonology of English in Africa and South and Southeast Asia -- Global synopsis: phonetic and phonological variation in English world-wide -- Index of subjects -- Index of varieties and languages -- Volume 2: Morphology and Syntax -- Contents of volume 2 -- English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: morphology, syntax, and lexicon -- Scottish English: morphology and syntax -- Irish English: morphology and syntax -- Welsh English: morphology and syntax -- English dialects in the North of England: morphology and syntax -- The dialect of East Anglia: morphology and syntax -- English dialects in the Southwest: morphology and syntax -- The varieties of English spoken in the Southeast of England: morphology and syntax -- British Creole: morphology and syntax -- Colloquial American English: grammatical features -- Appalachian English: morphology and syntax -- Rural and ethnic varieties in the Southeast: morphology and syntax -- Newfoundland English: morphology and syntax -- Urban African American Vernacular English: morphology and syntax -- Earlier African American English: morphology and syntax -- Gullah: morphology and syntax -- Chicano English: morphology and syntax -- Bahamian English: morphology and syntax -- Jamaican Creole: morphology and syntax -- Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: morphology and syntax -- The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: morphology and syntax -- Surinamese creoles: morphology and syntax -- Belize and other central American varieties: morphology and syntax -- Introduction: varieties of Eng |