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While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation in grammar that exists within the British Isles today. In addressing this problem, Real English brings together the work of a number of experts on the subject to provide a pioneer volume in the field of the grammar of spoken English.

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Author:   James Milroy ,  Lesley Milroy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138150973

ISBN 10:   1138150975
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   30 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Editors' preface Acknowledgements Part I: Dialect in Education 1. Syntactic variation in non-standard dialects: background issues, Jenny Cheshire and Jim Milroy 2. Sociolinguistics in the classroom: exploring linguistic diversity, Jenny Cheshire and Viv Edwards 3. Non-standard English and dialect levelling, Jenny Cheshire, Viv Edwards and Pamela Whittle Part II: Regional variation in English grammar: case studies 4. The grammar of Scottish English, Jim Miller 5. The grammar of Irish English, John Harris 6. The grammar of Tyneside and Northumbrian English, Joan Beal 7. The grammar of Southern British English, Viv Edwards Appendix to part II: Glossary of grammatical terms Part III: Resources 8. A directory of English dialect resources: The English counties, Viv Edwards Index

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