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Varieties of English in writing : the written word as linguistic evidence

By Raymond Hickey

Book information

Publisher
John Benjamins Pub. Co
Year
2010
ISBN
9789027287786, 9027287783
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6201649 bytes)
Series
Varieties of English around the world., General series ;, v. 41
Pages
x, 378 p. : maps\390
Time added
2014-06-29 17:00:00

Description

This volume is concerned with assessing fictional and non-fictional written texts as linguistic evidence for earlier forms of varieties of English. These range from Scotland to New Zealand, from Canada to South Africa, covering all the major forms of the English language around the world. Central to the volume is the question of how genuine written representations are. Here the emphasis is on the techniques and methodology which can be employed when analysing documents. The vernacular styles found in written documents and the use of these as a window on earlier spoken modes of different variet. Read more...

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