Dialect Emergence in Waumandee English

David N. Ehrat

ISBN 10: 3039109111 / ISBN 13: 9783039109111

Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2008, 2008

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Neuware -This book examines how a new dialect emerges. It is based on empirical research carried out in Waumandee, Wisconsin, a small community set in a linguistically uncharted territory in North America. Waumandee English is influenced by the native languages of settlers who arrived from different parts of Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Austria and Ireland. Traditional dialectology augmented by sociolinguistic and psychological parameters enables the reader to follow the path of current dialect emergence in Waumandee English. 214 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Dialect Emergence in Waumandee English
• Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2008
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3039109111
• ISBN 13: 9783039109111
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 220 L x 150 A x 12 P (millimetri) 220 millimetri di larghezza per 150 millimetri di altezza per 12 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 301 grammi

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Riassunto

This book examines how a new dialect emerges. It is based on empirical research carried out in Waumandee, Wisconsin, a small community set in a linguistically uncharted territory in North America. Waumandee English is influenced by the native languages of settlers who arrived from different parts of Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Austria and Ireland. Traditional dialectology augmented by sociolinguistic and psychological parameters enables the reader to follow the path of current dialect emergence in Waumandee English.

Informazioni sull?autore

The Author : David N. Ehrat studied English literature and linguistics, musicology and general linguistics at Zurich University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Zurich in 2005.