Skip to content

An Atlas of English Dialects: Region and Dialect

An Atlas of English Dialects: Region and Dialect Paperback / softback - 2006 - 2nd Edition

by Clive Upton

  • New
  • Paperback

Description

Paperback / softback. New. The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of where we live. This work shows the reader where certain words, sounds and phrases originate from and why usage varies from region to region. It includes ninety maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases and pronunciations are used.
New
NZ$90.24
NZ$20.96 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 14 to 21 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from The Saint Bookstore (Merseyside, United Kingdom)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title An Atlas of English Dialects: Region and Dialect
  • Author Clive Upton
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Condition New
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom
  • Date 2006-02-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780415392334
  • ISBN 9780415392334 / 0415392330
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.45 x 5.59 x 0.49 in (21.46 x 14.20 x 1.24 cm)
  • Reading level 1480
  • Library of Congress subjects England - Languages - Maps, English language - Dialects - England
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005020803
  • Dewey Decimal Code 427.022

About The Saint Bookstore Merseyside, United Kingdom

Specializing in: Academic & Scholarly, Hard To Find Titles, Textbooks
Biblio member since 2018
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

The Saint Bookstore specialises in hard to find titles & also offers delivery worldwide for reasonable rates.

Terms of Sale: Refunds or Returns: A full refund of the price paid will be given if returned within 30 days in undamaged condition. If the product is faulty, we may send a replacement.

Browse books from The Saint Bookstore

From the publisher

Do you call it April Fools' Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin' Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you're out of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift or thock?

The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of where we live, and An Atlas of English Dialects shows the reader where certain words, sounds and phrases originate from and why usage varies from region to region. The Atlas includes:

  • ninety maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases and pronunciations are used
  • detailed commentaries explaining points of linguistic, historical and cultural interest
  • explanations of linguistic terms, a bibliography for further reading and a full index.

Based on the Survey of English Dialects - the most extensive record of English regional speech - the Atlas is a fascinating and informative guide to the diversity of the English Language in England.

About the author

J.D.A. (John) Widdowson is Emeritus Professor of English Language in the University of Sheffield, where he was until recently Director of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition. He has been associated with SED for some forty years, and was co-editor of the Survey's Linguistic Atlas of England and co-author of its Dictionary and Grammar (both Routledge publication). Clive Upton is Senior Lecturer (from August 2005 Reader, became Professor in 2006) in English Language in the University of Leeds, where SED has its home and where he has been associated with the Survey for over thirty years. He is co-author of the Survey's Dictionary and Grammar. Widdowson and Upton have collaborated on many dialect projects and publications around SED and beyond.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.