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1 online resource (x, 212 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Dialects of English
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Dialects of English.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : history, geography and demography. Newfoundland and Labrador English as a distinct speech variety ; From European discovery to the present : an historical overview ; Settlement history and regional differences ; A note on the terminology used in this volume -- Phonetics and phonology. Phonetics and phonology : some basic terminology ; Vowel patterns ; Consonant features ; Sound segments in contact : deletion, insertion, assimilation ; Prosodic features ; A final note -- Morphosyntax. Introduction ; The verb ; Nouns, pronouns and determiners ; Other lexical categories ; Non-standard syntactic features ; Concluding remarks -- Vocabulary and discourse features. The conservative nature of NLE lexicon ; The southwest English contribution ; The Irish contribution ; Fishery and maritime-related vocabulary ; New words and meanings in NLE ; Regional variation ; Discourse features; Recent lexical change and lexical loss -- Language attitudes and language change. Outsiders' views of Newfoundaland and Labrador ; Attitudes to Newfoundland dialects ; Academic and educational perspectives ; Recent phonological and grammatical change ; Change at the levels of lexicon and discourse ; Concluding remarks -- Survey of previous work. Observations on NLE prior to 1950 ; Post-1950 : linguistic approaches to NLE ; Ongoing and future research -- Sample texts. Conservative NBE ; Conservative NIE ; Conservative NBE r-deleting : speaker 5 ; Conservative NBE Labrador speakers ; Contemporary younger speakers. |
Summary |
This text provides concise up-to-date documentation on Newfoundland and Labrador English. It covers the background phonetics, phonology, morphosyntax, lexis and history of the dialect. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
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English language -- Dialects. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Clarke, Sandra. Newfoundland and Labrador English. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010 9780748626168 (DLC) 2010411215 (OCoLC)461271753 |
ISBN |
9780748631414 (electronic book) |
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0748631410 (electronic book) |
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0748626166 (hardback) |
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9780748626168 (hardback) |
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0748626174 (paperback) |
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9780748626175 (paperback) |
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