Dialekt, slang & jargong

In the ADVANCED LANGUAGE series, this new edition of the 3rd revised is the standard introduction and reference work on questions of dialect. Its virtues are comparative clarity …

African-American English: Structure, History and Use provides a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English. The main linguistic features are covered, …

Il presente volume contiene una raccolta di saggi dedicati alla figura e all’opera di Piergiuseppe Scardigli (Altopascio 1933 - Firenze 2008), insigne docente di filologia …

Most of us are aware that words such as geometry, mathematics, phobia and hypochondria derive from ancient Greek, but did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse can also …

Selected papers from the Society for Pidgin and Creole linguistics.

The media frenzy surrounding the 1996 resolution by the Oakland School Board brought public attention to the term "Ebonics", however the idea remains a mystery to most. John Baugh, …

The book presents unique literature in a minority ethnolect - the Germanic dialect of Wilamowice in Southern Poland. The manuscripts, written in the ethnolect at the beginning of …

Dieser Sammelband besteht zum Teil aus den Referaten der Sprachinselsektion der 1. Internationalen Tagung der IGDD, die im März 2003 in Marburg an der Lahn stattgefunden hat. Die …

In the course of a general process of social modernization throughout Europe since the early modern period, a communicative modernization has also taken place. In this context, …

Ein Chrashkurs in Österreichisch von »Armaturenschlecker« bis »Zwickerbussi«Was ist ein »Heckenklescher«, ein »Lercherlschas«, ein »Kokettierfetzen«? Warum sagen wir »Er sitzt wie …