The Morphology of English Dialects: Verb-Formation in Non-Standard English

by Lieselotte Anderwald

Book Overview

Where do dialects differ from Standard English, and why are they so remarkably resilient? This new study argues that commonly used verbs that deviate from Standard English for the most part have a long pedigree. Analysing the language use of over 120 dialect speakers, Lieselotte Anderwald demonstrates that not only are speakers justified historically in using these verbs, systematically these non-standard forms actually make more sense. By constituting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107407699
• ISBN13: 9781107407695
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"