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Nancy C. Dorian's examination of the fisherfolk Gaelic spoken in a Highland Scottish village offers a number of explanations for delayed recognition of linguistic variation …

This work translates Meillet's classic philological study from the original 1908 French edition and the author's 1922 introduction to a new printing. Indexes, missing from the …

Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language examines the differences between 'standard' and 'nonstandard' varieties of several different languages. Not only …

This work investigates the syntax of the higher portion of the functional structure of the clause using comparative data from hundreds of Northern Italian dialects. The area …

It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and …

The time-honoured study of dialects took a new turn some forty years ago, giving centre stage to social factors and the quantitative analysis of language variation and change. It …

This charming compilation of 40 of the best-loved traditional nursery rhymes offers clues as to their true meanings and often surprising origins. Many of the catchy songs we grew …

The down and dirty phrases you need to speak German like a local-from tech speak to talking smack with fellow sports fans. Drinking a Hefeweizen at a Biergarten . . . Dancing …

This is a unified account of all quantity changes affecting English stressed vowels during the early Middle English period. Dr Ritt discusses homorganic lengthening, open syllable …

Sociolinguistic Variation and Change is a selection of Peter Trudgill’s major works since 1990, appearing here in updated and revised form. The book deals with a number of …