American Voices
How Dialects Differ from Coast to Coast
1. Edition August 2005
288 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-2108-8
John Wiley & Sons
American Voices is a collection of short, readable
descriptions of various American dialects, written by top
researchers in the field.
* written by top researchers in the field and includes Southern
English, New England speech, Chicano English, Appalachian English,
Canadian English, and California English, among many others
* fascinating look at the full range of American social, ethnic,
and regional dialects written for the lay person
Preface.
Introduction.
The South.
The North.
The Midwest.
The West.
Islands.
Sociocultural Dialects
Introduction.
The South.
The North.
The Midwest.
The West.
Islands.
Sociocultural Dialects
"This is a terrific book! Its geographical and sociocultural
coverage is impressively broad, and its contributors include the
leading experts on each variety. Authoritative content, accessible
writing, jazzy titles and copious photographs combine to make this
a volume that linguistic professionals, college students, and the
general public will find equally inviting." John R.
Rickford, Stanford University
"Walt Wolfram must be a very persuasive man. He and Ben
Ward have persuaded some of the world's greatest experts on
North American varieties of English to appear between the same
covers to create a state-of-the-art, but also extremely accessible
and highly enjoyable, book on these fascinating dialects, their
pasts, and their futures." Peter Trudgill, University of
Fribourg
coverage is impressively broad, and its contributors include the
leading experts on each variety. Authoritative content, accessible
writing, jazzy titles and copious photographs combine to make this
a volume that linguistic professionals, college students, and the
general public will find equally inviting." John R.
Rickford, Stanford University
"Walt Wolfram must be a very persuasive man. He and Ben
Ward have persuaded some of the world's greatest experts on
North American varieties of English to appear between the same
covers to create a state-of-the-art, but also extremely accessible
and highly enjoyable, book on these fascinating dialects, their
pasts, and their futures." Peter Trudgill, University of
Fribourg
Walt Wolfram is William C. Friday Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University.
Ben Ward is Consultant Editor of Language Magazine, the Journal of Communication and Education.
Ben Ward is Consultant Editor of Language Magazine, the Journal of Communication and Education.
