Article: A comparative grammar of British English dialects; agreement, gender, relative clauses.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and ...
The Economist (US);  July 2, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... just a few of them, recorded in the stupendous survey of English dialects--it produced 404,000 pieces of data between 1950 and ... dicky, fainty, moal, waffy or wammocky. * "Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar". Edited by Clive Upton ...

Article: Atlas of English Dialects.
The Economist (US);  September 28, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... the English east coast) it is tree. The recording of English dialects has a long history: Joseph Wright was at it a century ... puhonounce somewheh down the thuhoa. Oxford's new "Atlas of English Dialects" *-not the first, but good value at the price-records ...

Article: Broken English: Dialects and the Politics of ...
Shakespeare Studies;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Broken English: Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings. By Paula Blank. London and New York: Routledge, 1996. Paula Blank ...

Article: American English; dialects and variation, 2d ...
Reference & Research Book News;  November 1, 2005 ;     490 words ...1405112654 American English; dialects and variation, 2d ed. Wolfram, Walt and Natalie Schilling-Estes. Blackwell Publishing 2006 452 pages $71.95 Hardcover ...

Dictionary definition: Survey of English Dialects
A Dictionary of English Folklore;      239 words ...Survey of English Dialects, see ENGLISH DIALECT SURVEY .

Article: English dialects, cricketish to chessian
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The American sports fan who visits England is likely to spend a considerable time in puzzlement. After he has struggled to understand an account of a cricket match, a humbling thought will occur to him: He speaks English, but he doesn't speak cricket. It is not a novel observation, but it embraces

Article: Language groups call all English dialects valid: ...
The Washington Times;  March 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Standard English is "the language of wider communication," but ethnic and cultural variations get the respect of the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, which will announce today voluntary national standards. The standards, being released this morning