The present volume seeks to unite the research of a range of scholars working on features of non-standard, vernacular English which show an areal distribution, i.e. which cluster geographically across the world. The volume is concerned with dialect input, innovations among varie…
This volume provides an authoritative survey of Japanese linguistics. It brings together major aspects of Japanese linguistics in an attempt to demonstrate the depth and breadth of the research that has made Japanese linguistics a thriving field since the inception of the genera…
In the authors own words, How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sexor, indeed, anything at all. Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in th…
This text examines the interrleation between language and society in Italy. It aims to provide an up to date account of linguistic diversity, social variation, special codes and language varieties within Italian society, and in situations of language contact both within and outs…
Latin is one of the major ancient Indo-European languages and one of the cornerstones of Indo-European studies. Since the last comprehensive etymological dictionary of Latin appeared in 1959, enormous progress has been made in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, and many …
This textbook invites you on a trip around the globe, uncovering layerby layer the complex, yet intriguing facets of English spoken world-wide. The busy streets of London, the scorched vistas of Australia, the colourful and noisy landscapes of New Delhi - English can be heard ev…
This volume in the series "Varieties of English around the World" focuses on varities of English in Ireland. Topics covered include: bilingualism and substrate influence; clefts and reflexives; the syntax of Belfast English; and the lexicon of Hiberno-English.