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Pit Talk (Paperback)
Natalie Braber
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This book presents an overview of sociolinguistic research in
England. Showcasing developments in sociolinguistic theory, method
and application, the chapters examine sociolinguistic topics on
different linguistic levels and in different geographical areas
across the country. Allowing the reader to engage with contemporary
research in the field, each chapter is unique in the topic or
geographical area explored. Topics include historical
sociolinguistics, British Sign Language, lexical variation,
life-span change, and variation and innovation in urban and
peripheral areas; while the regions covered range from Cornwall to
West Cumbria. Edited and authored by a range of international
scholars, this is sure to be a key research resource for students
and scholars interested in language use in England.
This book presents an overview of sociolinguistic research in
England. Showcasing developments in sociolinguistic theory, method
and application, the chapters examine sociolinguistic topics on
different linguistic levels and in different geographical areas
across the country. Allowing the reader to engage with contemporary
research in the field, each chapter is unique in the topic or
geographical area explored. Topics include historical
sociolinguistics, British Sign Language, lexical variation,
life-span change, and variation and innovation in urban and
peripheral areas; while the regions covered range from Cornwall to
West Cumbria. Edited and authored by a range of international
scholars, this is sure to be a key research resource for students
and scholars interested in language use in England.
If we want to understand how German speakers think about themselves
and the world in which they live, then a useful place to begin is
by looking at the language they use. This fully revised and updated
edition provides a systematic approach to the study of the German
language and an introduction to the social aspects of the language,
including its dialects, its history and the uses of the language
today. No previous knowledge of linguistics is assumed, and each
chapter is accompanied by a series of practical exercises. This
edition includes a brand new section on gender, purism and German
unification, fresh examples for analysis and an updated chapter on
the geography of Germany today. The book will help students not
only to find new ways of exploring the German language, but also of
thinking and talking about German-speaking cultures.
If we want to understand how German speakers think about themselves
and the world in which they live, then a useful place to begin is
by looking at the language they use. This fully revised and updated
edition provides a systematic approach to the study of the German
language and an introduction to the social aspects of the language,
including its dialects, its history and the uses of the language
today. No previous knowledge of linguistics is assumed, and each
chapter is accompanied by a series of practical exercises. This
edition includes a brand new section on gender, purism and German
unification, fresh examples for analysis and an updated chapter on
the geography of Germany today. The book will help students not
only to find new ways of exploring the German language, but also of
thinking and talking about German-speaking cultures.
The first book to examine the language of coal miners in the East
Midlands of England Examines the language of coal miners in the
East Midlands Investigates an important aspect of intangible
cultural heritage Explores the relationship of language and
identity Coal mining, long one of the most important industries in
the East Midlands, has now completely ceased in the UK. Although
there is some attempt to keep hold of the artefacts which tell us
about mining, mining language remains neglected. Research by
Natalie Braber has shown that there is a variety of 'pit talk'
which is distinctive to the East Midlands and this book explains
the language used by miners in their everyday work and lives. This
book will appeal to academics interested in language variation and
change, language and identity, community heritage, fragmented
communities and post-industrial societies.
Exploring Language and Linguistics considers the key concepts of
linguistics and the application of these concepts to real-world
settings. The first eight chapters cover the standard topics of
introduction to linguistics courses, while subsequent chapters
introduce students to applied topics such as media discourse,
literary linguistics and psycholinguistics. Each chapter has been
written by a subject expert and experienced teacher, ensuring that
the text is both up-to-date and clearly presented. Numerous
learning features provide extensive student support: exercises
allow students to review their understanding of key topics;
summaries encourage students to reflect on the main points of each
chapter; figures, photos, tables and charts clarify complex topics;
and annotated suggestions for further reading point students to
resources for self-study. A companion website, with 170 self-test
questions, suggested group exercises, audio files and links to
additional web resources, completes the learning package.
This volume will provide a comprehensive yet accessible description
of East Midlands English, an area of neglect in linguistic
research. Existing publications, which aggregate the findings of
earlier surveys and more recent localised studies presenting an
overview of regional speech in the UK, are either lacking
up-to-date research data from the East Midlands or simply ignore
the region. A coordinated survey of dialects of the East Midlands
was part of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) in the 1950s. This
data is now over sixty years old and focuses almost exclusively on
broad rural dialect speakers. This book will fill the knowledge and
literature gaps by comparing vernacular speech in different urban
and rural locations in the East Midlands, and examining whether the
East Midlands is a 'transition zone' between the North and South.
Recordings held by the British Library will be used, and will be
supplemented with recordings made with local speakers. Language in
the East Midlands is distinctive and there is considerable regional
variety, for instance, between speech in the major urban centres of
Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. Bringing out this regional
variation will also improve our wider understanding of language
variation in English. The concept of the East Midlands in itself is
not a clear one, and this volume aims to address such issues and to
examine what makes the East Midlands an area of itself and what
this area includes.
Coal mining, a prominent industry once situated at the heart of
communities across the East Midlands, has now completely ceased in
the UK. Although there is some attempt to keep hold of the
artefacts which tell us about mining, mining language remains
neglected. Natalie Braber's research has shown there is a variety
of 'pit talk' which is distinctive to the East Midlands. Lexical
Variation of an East Midlands Mining Community explains the
distinct language used by miners in their day-to-day lives. This
book will appeal to academics interested in language variation and
change, language and identity, community heritage, fragmented
communities and post-industrial societies.
Exploring Language and Linguistics considers the key concepts of
linguistics and the application of these concepts to real-world
settings. The first eight chapters cover the standard topics of
introduction to linguistics courses, while subsequent chapters
introduce students to applied topics such as media discourse,
literary linguistics and psycholinguistics. Each chapter has been
written by a subject expert and experienced teacher, ensuring that
the text is both up-to-date and clearly presented. Numerous
learning features provide extensive student support: exercises
allow students to review their understanding of key topics;
summaries encourage students to reflect on the main points of each
chapter; figures, photos, tables and charts clarify complex topics;
and annotated suggestions for further reading point students to
resources for self-study. A companion website, with 170 self-test
questions, suggested group exercises, audio files and links to
additional web resources, completes the learning package.
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