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An Atlas of English Dialects
by Clive Upton, J.D.A. Widdowson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Routledge (2006-02-07)
ISBN: 0415392330
EAN: 9780415392334
Dewy Decimal #: 427.0223
Paperback: 215 pages
Edition: New Ed
SKU: B951-1131
Condition: New
Comments: In stock - Immediate despatch from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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A Book For Language Lovers
Rating  (4)
Date: 2000-09-07
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
The maps in this book show the distribution of different word usage and pronunciations throughout England (but not the UK). Lots of interesting stuff, that requires no knowledge of linguistics to understand. Do you say Autumn or Fall? Do you pronounce Tuesday as [tu:zdei] or [tju:zdei] ? Would you usually say, "Give me it!" OR "Give it me!" OR "Give it to me!". These are the sorts of language usage that the maps help to illustrate. The left hand page has the map and the right page the notes and explanations.
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