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Handbook of perceptual dialectology. Volume 1 / edited by Dennis R. Preston

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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1999.
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1 online resource (xl, 413 pages) : illustrations
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Preston, Dennis Richard
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English.
Contents
HANDBOOK OF PERCEPTUAL DIALECTOLOGY; Title page; LCC page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I The Dutch Contribution: 'Little Arrows'; CHAPTER 1. Informant Classification of Dialects; CHAPTER 2. Dialects; CHAPTER 3. The Netherlands-German National Border as a Subjective Dialect Boundary; PART II The Japanese Controversy: 'Subjective' and 'Objective'; CHAPTER 4. Consciousness of Dialect Boundaries; CHAPTER 5. Consciousness of Linguistic Boundaries and Actual Linguistic Boundaries.
Summary
Perceptual dialectology investigates what ordinary people (as opposed to professional linguists) believe about the distribution of language varieties in their own and surrounding speech communities and how they have arrived at and implement those beliefs. It studies the beliefs of the common folk about which dialects exist and, indeed, about what attitudes they have to these varieties. Some of this leads to discussion of what they believe about language in general, or "folk linguistics". Surprising divergences from professional results can be found. For the professional, it is intriguing to f.
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9789027298416 electronic book
9027298416 electronic book
9781556195341
1556195346
9789027221803
9027221804
1282162675
9781282162679
9786612162671
6612162678
1556195346 volume 1 ; alkaline paper
9027221804 Eur. ; volume 1
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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