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This Book Provides A Very Readable And Up-to-date Description Of Language Variation In American English, Covering Regional, Ethnic, And Gender-based Differences. The Authors Include Situations Ranging From Historically Isolated, Rural Dialects To Developing, Urban Ethnic Varieties As They Consider The Descriptive, Theoretical, And Applied Ramifications Of Dialects In American Society. The Second Edition Of American English Includes New Chapters On Social And Ethnic Dialects, Including More Comprehensive Discussions Of Latino, Native American, Cajun English, And Other Varieties, Samples From A Wider Array Of Us Regions, And A Separate Chapter On African American English. Updated Chapters And Exercises As Well As Features Such As A Phonetic Symbols Key, And A Section On The Notion Of Speech Community, Combine To Make The New Edition A Valuable Resource For Students And Specialists Alike.--jacket. Dialects, Standards, And Vernaculars -- Why Dialects? -- Levels Of Dialect -- Dialects In The United States : Past, Present, And Future -- Regional Dialects -- Social And Ethnic Dialects -- African American English -- Gender And Language Variation -- Dialects And Style -- On The Applications

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Author

Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405112666

Category

reference

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.11 / 5 (59 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14