Dialect Matters : respecting vernacular language : Columns from the Eastern Daily Press

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Dialect Matters : respecting vernacular language : Columns from the Eastern Daily Press

Title remainder

respecting vernacular language : Columns from the Eastern Daily Press

Statement of responsibility

Peter Trudgill, University of Agder, Norway ; Pen and ink drawings by John Trudgill (1916-1986)

Creator

• Trudgill, Peter

Contributor

• Trudgill, John, 1916-1986

Author

• Trudgill, Peter

Illustrator

• Trudgill, John, 1916-1986

Subject

• Englisch
• English language -- Dialects
• English language -- Dialects -- England
• English language -- Dialects -- Periodicals
• English language -- Dialects | Social aspects
• English language -- Dialects | Social aspects
• English language -- Provincialisms
• English language -- Provincialisms -- England
• LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
• Linguistic change -- England
• Mundart
• Periodicals
• Soziolinguistik
• Sprachkontakt
• Sprachvariante
• Linguistic change
• England

Genre

• Periodicals

Language

eng

Summary

• "Based on Peter Trudgill's weekly column in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper, this book has two overall messages. The first is that language is a fascinating and enjoyable phenomenon which not enough people know enough about. The second is that we should not discriminate negatively against individuals and groups because of their accent, dialect or native language. Linguistic prejudice, known as 'linguicism', is more publicly and shamelessly demonstrated than racism and sexism, as is 'prescriptivism', the practice of elevating one language or language variety as 'better' than another. Written in an entertaining and accessible style, Trudgill's columns support the language of ordinary people and explore topics such as nonstandard versus standard dialects; vernacular (everyday) language as opposed to politically correct language; informal vocabulary as opposed to business-school jargon; and minority versus majority languages. Each article is also accompanied by notes designed for students and those unfamiliar with the East Anglian setting"--
• "Based on Peter Trudgill's weekly column in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper, this book has two overall messages. The first is that language is a fascinating and enjoyable phenomenon which not enough people know enough about. The second is that we should not discriminate negatively against individuals and groups because of their accent, dialect or native language. Linguistic prejudice - known as 'linguicism', is more publicly and shamelessly demonstrated than racism and sexism, as is 'prescriptivism', the practice of elevating one language or language variety as 'better' than another. Written in an entertaining and accessible style, Trudgill's columns support the language of ordinary people"--

Member of

• Eastern Daily Press (Norwich : England)

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• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

427

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

PE1711

LC item number

.T67 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography