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Language and Region (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R776
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Language and Region (Paperback, New Ed): Joan Beal

Language and Region (Paperback, New Ed)

Joan Beal

Series: Intertext

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Language and Region:

  • provides an accessible guide to regional variation in English
  • covers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialects
  • examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry
  • outlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Intertext
Release date: 2006
First published: 2006
Authors: Joan Beal
Dimensions: 246 x 174 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-36601-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon
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LSN: 0-415-36601-1
Barcode: 9780415366014

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