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English Dialects: An Introduction, Revised Edition

By: Martyn F. Wakelin Although the history and structure of Standard English have recieved much attention, regional forms of English speech have comparatively neglected. This book aism to introduce the study of dialect in its several aspects both to students of the English language and to interested non-specialists....
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Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of “Pure” Standard English

By: John McWhorter Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing — not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words’ meanings as well. Debunking the myth of “pure” standard English, tackling controversial positions, and eschewing politically correct arguments, linguist...
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Processing Syntax and Morphology: A Neurocognitive Perspective

By: Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Matthias Schlesewsky This book reviews interdisciplinary work on the mental processing of syntax and morphology. It focuses on the fundamental questions at the centre of this research, for example whether language processing proceeds in a serial or a parallel manner; which areas of the brain...
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Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction

By: Robert J. C. Young This key new introduction, by one of the leading exponents in the field, explains in clear and accessible language the historical and theoretical origins of post-colonial theory. Acknowledging that post-colonial theory draws on a wide, often contested, range of theory from different fields,...
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Introducing Cultural Studies, Second Edition

By: Brian Longhurst, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Miles Ogborn, Elaine Baldwin, Scott McCracken This completely revised second edition of Introducing Cultural Studies gives a systematic overview of the concepts, theories, debates and latest research in this field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, this text...
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AMERICAN VOICES: How Dialects Differ from Coast to Coast

Edited by: Walt Wolfram and Ben Ward American Voices is a collection of short, readable descriptions of various American dialects, written by top researchers in the field. written by top researchers in the field and includes Southern English, New England speech, Chicano English, Appalachian English, Canadian English, and...
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