Dialect Emergence in Waumandee English

David N. Ehrat

ISBN 10: 3039109111 / ISBN 13: 9783039109111

Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2008, 2008

Beschreibung

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.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783039109111

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Dialect Emergence in Waumandee English
• Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2008
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3039109111
• ISBN-13: 9783039109111
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 220B x 150 H x 12 T Millimeter Breite: 220 mm, Höhe: 150 mm, Tiefe: 12 mm
• Gewicht: 301 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.