18.2809, Books: Sociolinguistics/Historical Linguistics: Britain (Ed)

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Date: 26-Sep-2007
From: Daniel Davies < ddavies at cambridge.org >
Subject: Language in the British Isles: Britain (Ed)

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Title: Language in the British Isles 
Publication Year: 2007 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org

Editor: David Britain

Hardback: ISBN:  9780521791502 Pages: 528 Price: U.K. £ 50.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9780521794886 Pages: 522 Price: U.K. £ 18.99

Abstract:

The British Isles are home to a vast range of different spoken and signed
languages and dialects. Language continues to evolve rapidly, in its
diversity, in the number and the backgrounds of its speakers, and in the
repercussions it has had for political and educational affairs. This book
provides a comprehensive survey of the dominant languages and dialects used
in the British Isles. Topics covered include the history of English; the
relationship between Standard and Non-Standard Englishes; the major
non-standard varieties spoken on the islands; and the history of
multilingualism; and the educational and planning implications of
linguistic diversity in the British Isles. Among the many dialects and
languages surveyed by the volume are British Black English, Celtic
languages, Chinese, Indian, European migrant languages, British Sign
Language, and Anglo-Romani. Clear and accessible in its approach, it will
be welcomed by students in sociolinguistics, English language, and
dialectology, as well as anyone interested more generally in language
within British society. 

Introduction 
David Britain; 

Part I. English: 

1. History of English 
James Milroy; 

2. Standard and non-standard English 
Paul Kerswill; 

3. Phonological variation in England 
Paul Foulkes and Gerard Docherty; 

4. Grammatical variation in England 
David Britain; 

5. Scottish English and Scots 
Paul Johnston; 

6. Northern Irish English 
Kevin McCafferty; 

7. Southern Irish English 
Raymond Hickey; 

8. English in Wales 
Robert Penhallurick; 

9. English on the Isle of Man 
Andrew Hamer; 

10. English in the Channel Islands
Heinrich Ramisch; 

Part II. The Celtic Languages: 

11. The history of the Celtic languages in the British Isles 
Paul Russell; 

12. Gaelic 
Kenneth MacKinnon; 

13. Irish 
PÃ¡draig Ã“ RiagÃ¡in; 

14. Welsh 
Martin Ball; 

Part III. Other Languages of the British Isles: 

15. Multilingualism 
Mark Gibson; 

16. Caribbean creoles and Black English 
Mark Sebba; 

17. Indic languages 
Mike Reynolds and Mahendra Verma; 

18. Chinese 
Li Wei; 

19. European immigrant languages 
Penelope Gardner-Chloros; 

20. Sign languages 
Bencie Woll and Rachel Sutton-Spence; 

21. Channel Island French 
Mari Jones; 

22. Angloromani
Peter Bakker and Donald Kenrick; 

Part IV. Applied Sociolinguistic Issues:

23. Language policy and planning 
Dennis Ager; 

24. Non-standard English and education 
Ann Williams; 

25. Education and languages other than English 
Ben Rampton, Roxy Harris and Constant Leung. 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English  (eng)

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