Studying Dialect

This clear and comprehensive guide provides a detailed critical overview of the study of regional dialect in the English language, giving a complete history of work on dialects from the sixteenth century to the present day, from early dialect dictionaries to modern research in geolinguistics, and looking at English dialects across the world.

Aceasta carte ofera o introducere accesibila, dar cuprinzatoare, la studiul dialectelor englezei pe masura ce acestea sunt vorbite in intreaga lume, de la cele mai vechi dictionare de dialecte din secolul al XVI-lea pana la cercetarile contemporane care apar din domeniul geolingvisticii.