Traditional Dialect in the Modern World
Author | : Caroline Macafee |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105016356581 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Traditional Dialect in the Modern World written by Caroline Macafee and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1994 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The methods of sociolinguistics and dialectology are combined in this study of linguistic change and language attitudes in an inner-city area of Glasgow. The aim is to give a rounded view of the present state of a traditional dialect of Scots under the pressures of modern life. Vocabulary, morphology and lexical incidence are studied in detail. The interviewees air concerns such as alienation between the generations, linguistic decorum, and Scottishness.