Alternative histories of English / edited by Richard Watts and Peter Trudgill.
| Other author | Watts, Richard J. |
| Other author | Trudgill, Peter. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | xiii, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Legitimate language : giving a history to English / Jim Milroy -- History of the lesser-known varieties of English / Peter Trudgill -- 'North of Watford gap' : a cultural history of Northern English / Katie Wales -- History of southern hemisphere Englishes / Elizabeth Gordon and Andrea Sudbury -- 'Deformed in the dialects' : an alternative history of non-standard English / Shana Poplack, Gerard Van Herk and Dawn Harvie -- Building a new English dialect : South African Indian English and the history of Englishes / Rajend Mesthrie -- Story of good and bad English in the United States / Dennis R. Preston -- From polite language to educated language : the re-emergence of an ideology / Richard Watts -- Eloquence and elegance : ideals of communicative competence in spoken English / Sharon Millar -- Women's writings as evidence for linguistic continuity and change in Early Modern English / Terttu Nevalainen -- Discourse markers in Early Modern English / Andreas H. Jucker -- Broadcasting the nonstandard message / David Crystal. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index. |
| ISBN | 0415233569 |
| ISBN | 0415233577 (PBK.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PE1074.7 .A48 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |