Dialectology

As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this updated edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.

J. K. Chambers (Author), Peter Trudgill (Author)

9780521596466, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 December 1998

216 pages, 24 maps 15 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.37 kg

'The book can, and without doubt will, serve as a valuable introduction to the field of dialectology, its basic notions, methodology and lines of future development to numerous students of disciplines related to either linguistics or social studies.' The Linguist

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by integrating urban dialectology (sociolinguistics), dialect geography and spatial variation into a cohesive discipline. In this second edition, the authors take account of the renaissance of dialect research in the last twenty years. They offer new sections on dialectometry and mapping variability, a revised section on dialect geography as well as updates of other recent developments. A reliable textbook for over seventeen years, this new edition will continue to serve the needs of undergraduates and individual scholars with its comprehensive coverage of methods, models and findings in the study of language variation and change.

Preface to the second edition
List of maps
List of figures
List of tables
The International Phonetic Alphabet
Part I. Background: 1. Dialect and language
2. Dialect geography
3. Dialectology and linguistics
4. Urban dialectology
Part II. Social Variation: 5. Social differentiation and language
6. Sociolinguistic structure and linguistic innovation
Part III. Spatial Variation: 7. Boundaries
8. Transitions
Part IV. Mechanisms of Variation: 9. Variability
10. Diffusion: sociolinguistic and lexical
11. Diffusion: geographical
12. Towards geolinguistics
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Dialect, slang & jargon [CFFD], Sociolinguistics [CFB]