{"product_id":"language-in-britain-and-ireland-paperback-softback-9781108708579","title":"Language in Britain and Ireland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108708579","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage in Britain and Ireland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn overview of spoken and signed varieties of language, and issues related to them, used in Britain and Ireland today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Fox (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108708579, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e620 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 3.2 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A thoughtful, fresh re-examination of language in use in Britain and Ireland today. Old chapter titles are breathed new life by a new generation of scholars. Organised with a mind to answering existing social questions and prompting more.' Miriam Meyerhoff, All Souls College, Oxford\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBritain and Ireland are home to a rich array of spoken and signed languages and dialects. Language is ever evolving, in its diversity, and in the number and the backgrounds of its speakers, and so, too, are the tools and methods used for researching language. Now in its third edition, this book brings together a team of experts to provide cutting-edge linguistic and sociolinguistic information about all the major varieties of language used across Britain and Ireland today. Fully updated, this edition covers topics including the history of English, the relationship between standard and nonstandard Englishes, multilingualism in Britain and Ireland, and the educational and policy planning implications of this linguistic diversity. Chapters are also dedicated to specific language varieties, including comprehensive descriptions of the Celtic languages, nonstandard regional varieties, sign languages, and urban contact varieties. It is essential reading for academic researchers and students of sociolinguistics and education.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Map of Britain and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Susan Fox\u003cbr\u003e Part I. English: 1. The history of English Anita Auer\u003cbr\u003e 2. Standard and non-standard English Stephen Levey\u003cbr\u003e 3. Phonetic and phonological variation in England Gerry Docherty, Paul Foulkes and Paul Kerswill\u003cbr\u003e 4. Grammatical variation in England David Britain\u003cbr\u003e 5. Discourse-pragmatic variation in England Heike Pichler and Jenny Cheshire\u003cbr\u003e 6. Scots and Scottish standard English Jennifer Smith, Jane Stuart-Smith, Rachel Macdonald and E. Jamieson\u003cbr\u003e 7. English in Ireland Karen Corrigan\u003cbr\u003e 8. English in Wales Heli Paulasto\u003cbr\u003e 9. Insular varieties of English in Britain Anna Rosen, Emma Moore, Jenny Amos, Jennifer Smith and Mercedes Durham\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Multilingualism in Britain and Ireland: The Celtic Languages: 10. The history of the Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland Paul Russell\u003cbr\u003e 11. Scottish Gaelic Claire Nance\u003cbr\u003e 12. Irish Gaelic Aidan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e 13. Welsh David Willis\u003cbr\u003e 14. Cornish and Manx Merryn Davies-Deacon and Dave Sayers\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Multilingualism in Britain and Ireland: Minority Languages: 15. Channel Islands French Mari Jones\u003cbr\u003e 16. South Asian languages Devyani Sharma\u003cbr\u003e 17. Chinese Li Wei\u003cbr\u003e 18. Yiddish Ruth Kircher\u003cbr\u003e 19. European immigrant languages Petros Karatsareas\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sign languages in Britain and Ireland Adam Schembri, Kate Rowley and Lorraine Leeson\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Multilingualism: The Development of Urban Contact Varieties: 21. Multicultural London English Susan Fox\u003cbr\u003e 22. British Asian English Devyani Sharma and Jessica Wormald\u003cbr\u003e 23. Multicultural British English Rob Drummond\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Applied Sociolinguistic Issues: 24. Language policy and planning in Britain and Ireland Dave Sayers and Leanne Henderson\u003cbr\u003e 25. 'Nonstandard' English and education Julia Snell\u003cbr\u003e 26. Education, England and users of languages other than English Ben Rampton, Constant Leung and Melanie Cooke\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463034532120,"sku":"9781108708579","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108708579i.jpg?v=1785546177","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/language-in-britain-and-ireland-paperback-softback-9781108708579","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}