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"The Dialects of England"
by Peter Trudgill
Blackwell Paperback Edition ISBN#0631218157 $32.95 (Check Amazon.com for discount amount)* |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHAPTER ONE Language Variety in England
CHAPTER TWO The Pronunciation of Traditional Dialects
CHAPTER THREE The Pronunciation of Modern Dialects
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CHAPTER FOUR The Grammar of English Dialects
CHAPTER FIVE Dialect Words
Notes
Sources and Further Reading
Index |
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SYNOPSIS: Do you want to give your novel that authentic feel? Here is a source that will help you do just that. Learn how to distinguish dialects from different areas of England, then use those dialects in your writing. Drop a few dialect differences among your characters, and your reader will be able to distinguish not only the characters from each other, but define the area of England from which they originate. TO ORDER THIS BOOK, CLICK HERE!
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