Routledge Library Editions: The English Language – serie
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Structural Atlas of the English Dialects
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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First published in 1987, this atlas identifies structural patterns which exist in the sound systems of the dialects of England. It regards variation, not as something to be ignored or avoided, but as a central and essential feature of dialect, which must be accounted for in a systematic way. The …
Structural Atlas of the English Dialects
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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First published in 1987, this atlas identifies structural patterns which exist in the sound systems of the dialects of England. It regards variation, not as something to be ignored or avoided, but as a central and essential feature of dialect, which must be accounted for in a systematic way. The …
Pseudo-Cleft Construction in English
Inbunden, 2015
3154 kr
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This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on June 22nd 1973. The ostensible central topic of this essay is a construction which is generally known as the …
Grammar of English Reflexives
Inbunden, 2015
2195 kr
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This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970. The first chapter of this thesis concerns the supposed complementarity of reflexives and ordinary anaphoric …
Subject and Object in Modern English
Inbunden, 2015
2195 kr
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Subject and Object in Modern English, first published in 1979, deals with subjects in the English language (one of the two main constituents of a clause), first comparing two possible notions of derived subject and then re-examining some derived subjects which had been assumed to be underlying …
Studies in the Phonology of Colloquial English
Av K. R. Lodge
Inbunden, 2015
1266 kr
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This book, first published in 1984, presents a series of analysis of colloquial spoken language, to illustrate some of the variety of phonological features of British English. These studies provide significant insights into linguistic varieties and their inter-relationship as a phonological system …
Studies in the Phonology of Colloquial English
Av K. R. Lodge
Häftad, 2017
442 kr
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This book, first published in 1984, presents a series of analysis of colloquial spoken language, to illustrate some of the variety of phonological features of British English. These studies provide significant insights into linguistic varieties and their inter-relationship as a phonological system …
Subject and Object in Modern English
Häftad, 2017
711 kr
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Subject and Object in Modern English, first published in 1979, deals with subjects in the English language (one of the two main constituents of a clause), first comparing two possible notions of derived subject and then re-examining some derived subjects which had been assumed to be underlying …
Pseudo-Cleft Construction in English
Häftad, 2017
741 kr
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This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on June 22nd 1973. The ostensible central topic of this essay is a construction which is generally known as the …
Speaking Canadian English
An Informal Account of the English Language in Canada
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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What do English-speaking Canadians sound like and why? Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American? A Canadian and an Englishman? If so, how? Linguistically speaking is Canada a colony of Britain or a satellite of the United States? Is there a Canadian language? Speaking Canadian …
Speaking Canadian English
An Informal Account of the English Language in Canada
Häftad, 2017
771 kr
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What do English-speaking Canadians sound like and why? Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American? A Canadian and an Englishman? If so, how? Linguistically speaking is Canada a colony of Britain or a satellite of the United States? Is there a Canadian language? Speaking Canadian …
Cockney Past and Present
A Short History of the Dialect of London
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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Although Cockney can be considered to be one of the most important non-standard forms of English, there had been little to no scholarly attention on the dialect prior to William Matthews’s 1938 volume Cockney Past and Present. Matthews traced the course of the speech of London from the sixteenth …
Cockney Past and Present
A Short History of the Dialect of London
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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Although Cockney can be considered to be one of the most important non-standard forms of English, there had been little to no scholarly attention on the dialect prior to William Matthews’s 1938 volume Cockney Past and Present. Matthews traced the course of the speech of London from the sixteenth …
Pattern in English
A Fresh Approach to Grammar
Inbunden, 2015
2195 kr
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This book, first published in 1950, is a collection of what the author felt to be the minimum of English grammar relevant to efficient communication in language. The scope of this title was determined by collecting from children’s writings examples of common faults and weaknesses, and it is through …
Pattern in English
A Fresh Approach to Grammar
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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This book, first published in 1950, is a collection of what the author felt to be the minimum of English grammar relevant to efficient communication in language. The scope of this title was determined by collecting from children’s writings examples of common faults and weaknesses, and it is through …
Historic Tongue (RLE: English Language)
Studies in English Linguistics in Memory of Barbara Strang
Inbunden, 2015
1566 kr
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This volume, first published in 1988, represents in its papers the wide-ranging yet coherent linguistic interests of the late Barbara Strang (1925-1982). For her, the history of English and its current state were two sides of the same coin, and the principle theme of this collection is that neither …
Historic Tongue (RLE: English Language)
Studies in English Linguistics in Memory of Barbara Strang
Häftad, 2017
442 kr
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This volume, first published in 1988, represents in its papers the wide-ranging yet coherent linguistic interests of the late Barbara Strang (1925-1982). For her, the history of English and its current state were two sides of the same coin, and the principle theme of this collection is that neither …
Advanced English Syntax
Based on the Principles and Requirements of the Grammatical Society
Av C. T. Onions
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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This book, first published in 1970, is the reissue of the sixth edition of C. T. Onions’ standard introductory text-book, based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical Society. The Introduction is designed to provide a full scheme of sentence analysis. The rest of the book is arranged …
Advanced English Syntax
Based on the Principles and Requirements of the Grammatical Society
Av C. T. Onions
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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This book, first published in 1970, is the reissue of the sixth edition of C. T. Onions’ standard introductory text-book, based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical Society. The Introduction is designed to provide a full scheme of sentence analysis. The rest of the book is arranged …
Phonology of a South Durham Dialect
Descriptive, Historical, and Comparative
Av Harold Orton
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham. Orton explores the possible reasons behind why the dialect has signs of external influences, and the ways in which it differs to the dialects of other populations in County Durham. This title …
Questions of Intonation
Av Gillian Brown, Karen Currie m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1566 kr
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First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of intonation as it occurs in spontaneous speech, as well as texts read aloud. The book suggests alternative ways of examining the subject and primarily uses data derived from Edinburgh …
Phonology of a South Durham Dialect
Descriptive, Historical, and Comparative
Av Harold Orton
Häftad, 2017
741 kr
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This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham. Orton explores the possible reasons behind why the dialect has signs of external influences, and the ways in which it differs to the dialects of other populations in County Durham. This title …
History of English
Inbunden, 2015
3154 kr
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A History of English, first published in 1970, is a book for beginners in linguistic history. This title examines the changes in English language speech and writing over a period of almost 2000 years, whilst also exploring more recent changes within the author’s living memory. This title aims to …
History of English
Häftad, 2017
741 kr
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A History of English, first published in 1970, is a book for beginners in linguistic history. This title examines the changes in English language speech and writing over a period of almost 2000 years, whilst also exploring more recent changes within the author’s living memory. This title aims to …
Questions of Intonation
Av Gillian Brown, Karen Currie m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
517 kr
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First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of intonation as it occurs in spontaneous speech, as well as texts read aloud. The book suggests alternative ways of examining the subject and primarily uses data derived from Edinburgh …
Word Maps
A Dialect Atlas of England
Av Clive Upton, John Widdowson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects which was collected from over 300 localities between 1948 and 1961. The 200 word and sound maps included in this title will lead the reader into the fascinating world of the …
Word Maps
A Dialect Atlas of England
Av Clive Upton, John Widdowson m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects which was collected from over 300 localities between 1948 and 1961. The 200 word and sound maps included in this title will lead the reader into the fascinating world of the …
Anaphoric Relations in English and French
A Discourse Perspective
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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First published in 1986, this book focuses on Anaphoric relations in the English and French languages, a phenomenon that involves a complex interaction between grammar and discourse. Studies of anaphora taking a largely ‘textual’ approach to the subject have tended to underestimate the effect upon …
Anaphoric Relations in English and French
A Discourse Perspective
Häftad, 2017
667 kr
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First published in 1986, this book focuses on Anaphoric relations in the English and French languages, a phenomenon that involves a complex interaction between grammar and discourse. Studies of anaphora taking a largely ‘textual’ approach to the subject have tended to underestimate the effect upon …
Cleft and Pseudo-Cleft Constructions in English
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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First published in 1991, this book examines the communicative properties of ‘cleft’ and ‘pseudo-cleft’ constructions in contemporary English. The book argues that these properties cannot be ignored in any attempt to provide an adequate grammatical description of the constructions. Furthermore, they …
