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West Midlands English: Birmingham and the Black Country
Urszula Clark
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Description for West Midlands English: Birmingham and the Black Country
Paperback. Focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. This volume provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties spoken in the two areas. It also includes an annotated bibliography for further consultation. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
This book focuses on the varieties of Birmingham and the industrial heartland of the Black Country. This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. Both of these areas rose to economic prominence and success during the Industrial Revolution, and both have suffered economically and socially as a result of post-war industrial decline. The industrial heritage of both areas has meant that tight-knit and socially homogeneous individual areas in each region have continued to exhibit linguistic features, especially morphological constructions, peculiar to ... Read more
This book focuses on the varieties of Birmingham and the industrial heartland of the Black Country. This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. Both of these areas rose to economic prominence and success during the Industrial Revolution, and both have suffered economically and socially as a result of post-war industrial decline. The industrial heritage of both areas has meant that tight-knit and socially homogeneous individual areas in each region have continued to exhibit linguistic features, especially morphological constructions, peculiar to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Dialects of English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748641680
SKU
V9780748641680
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About Urszula Clark
Urszula Clark is Reader in English and Associate Dean of Languages and Social Sciences Postgraduate Programmes at Aston University. Esther Asprey is Research Assistant in English Language at the Aston Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Diversity.
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