Language in the USA : themes for the twenty-first century /

Language in the USA : themes for the twenty-first century / [edited by] Edward Finegan, John R. Rickford.

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This textbook provides a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the USA, exploring the nature of language variation and its social, historical and political significance. It is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Soc...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Finegan, Edward, 1940- (Editor), Rickford, John R., 1949- (Editor)
Other title:Language in the U.S.A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Language and languages.
United States > Languages.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • PART 1 : AMERICAN ENGLISH
  • American English: its origins and history / Richard W. Bailey
  • American English and its distinctiveness / Edward Finegan
  • Regional dialects / William Kretzschmar
  • Social varieties of American English / Walt Wolfram
  • African American English / Lisa Green
  • The dictionary of American regional English / Joan Houston Hall-- PART 2 : OTHER LANGUAGE VARIETIES
  • Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues / Joshua A Fishman
  • Creole languages forging new identities / Patricia Nichols
  • Native American languages / Akira Y. Yamamoto, Ofelia Zepeda
  • Spanish in the Northeast / Ana Celia Zentella
  • Spanish in the Southwest / Carmen Silva-Corvalán
  • American sign language / Cecil Lucas, Clayton Valli
  • Asian American voices / Thom Huebner, Linda Uyechi
  • Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition / Robert Bayley
  • PART 3 : THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION
  • Language ideology and language prejudice / Rosina Lippi-Green
  • Ebonics and its controversy / John Baugh
  • Language planning, language policy, and the English-only Movement / Terrence G. Wiley
  • Language in Education / Lily Wong Fillmore
  • Adolescent language / Penelope Eckert
  • Slang / Connie Eble
  • Hip Hop Nation Language / H. Samy Alim
  • Language, gender and sexuality / Mary Bucholtz
  • Language identity and community in American literature / James Peterson
  • The language of doctors and patients / Cynthia Hagstrom
  • The language of cyberspace / Denise E. Murray
  • Language attitudes to speech / Dennis R. Preston.

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