Sociolinguistic Reflexes of Dialect Interference in West Wirral (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783820497670)

Studies of the phonology of urban language varieties in the Labovian vein have generally concentrated on structural and statistical differentiation along the standard - non-standard dimension. In this work the author reports the results of an attempt to apply the relevant methodology and theory to a more complex situation involving the encroachment of an extraneous vernacular on a formerly rural area in England where prestige standard forms are also well represented. The dialectological findings are described in some detail, and innovatory perspectives on various methodological and theoretical issues are developed.

Author: Wolfgang Viereck,Mark Newbrook
ISBN-10: 3820497676
ISBN-13: 9783820497670
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1986
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.50d