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In Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse, Frans H. van Eemeren brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering. Strategic maneuvering refers to the arguer's continual efforts to reconci…
The volume presents the state of the art in research on African varieties of Arabic. Leading scholars from around the world address topics dealing with language contact, the development of Arabic-based pidgins and creoles, synchronic language variation and diachronic language re…
"Languages and Dialects in the U.S. is a concise introduction to linguistic diversity in the U.S. for students with little to no background in linguistics. The goal of the editors of this collection of fourteen chapters, written by leading experts on the language varieties discu…
"In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history, while carefully examining the cultural, educational, and political issues that have undermined recognition of this trans…
"It has now been almost fifty years since linguistic experts began studying Black English as a legitimate speech variety, arguing to the public that it is different from Standard English, not a degradation of it. Yet false assumptions and controversies still swirl around what it…
Introduction -- Dialects in localised delocalised contexts. Nonstandard dialect and identity / John Edwards -- The elusive dialect border / Dick Smakman & Marten Van der Meulen -- Dialect performances in super diverse communities: the case for ethnographic approaches to language…
The dialects of Irish: study of a changing landscape
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The book offers an easy-to-grasp overview of forms of modern Irish within a general linguistic framework. Based on recordings of more than 200 speakers (accessible as supplementary material on the accompanying DVD), the book demonstrates the vitality and breadth of the present-d…