Dialectology

by J.K. Chambers and Peter Trudgill

Book Overview

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by giving an integrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In this updated edition, the authors offer new sections... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521596467
• ISBN13: 9780521596466
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Still pulling it off the shelf ten years after the class

I still pull this off the shelf now and then, ten years after taking the course that I bought it for. The title is a bit of an understatement--it covers not just traditional dialectology, but sociolinguistics, as well. It's very readable, and a good introduction to the field(s).

Essential

This is the essential textbook in this particular area of linguistics. I recommend this in tandem with Clive Uptons Excellent Atlas of English Dialects. An interesting book for even the casual reader. This was a set text at my university for the course on Dialectology.