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OverviewThis volume offers qualitative as well as corpus-based quantitative studies on three domains of grammatical variation in the British Isles. All studies draw heavily on the Freiburg English Dialect Corpus (FRED), a computerized corpus for predominantly British English dialects comprising some 2.5 million words. Besides an account of FRED and the advantages which a functionaltypological framework offers for the study of dialect grammar, the volume includes the following three substantial studies. Tanja Hermann's study is the first systematic cross-regional study of relativization strategies for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and four major dialect areas in England. In her research design Hermann has included a number of issues crucial in typological research on relative clauses, above all the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy. Lukas Pietsch investigates the so-called Northern Subject Rule, a special agreement phenomenon known from Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. His study is primarily based on the Northern Ireland Transcribed Corpus of Speech, but also on the FRED and SED data (Survey of English Dialects) for the North of England. Susanne Wagner is concerned with the phenomenon of pronominal gender, focussing especially on the typologically rather unique semantic gender system in the dialects of Southwest England. This volume will be of interest to dialectologists, sociolinguists, typologists, historical linguists, grammarians, and anyone interested in the structure of spontaneous spoken English. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernd Kortmann , Tanja Herrmann , Lukas Pietsch , Susanne WagnerPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton Volume: 50.1 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.670kg ISBN: 9783110182996ISBN 10: 3110182998 Pages: 381 Publication Date: 16 June 2005 Recommended Age: College Graduate Student Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBernd Kortmann is Professor of English Linguistics at Freiburg University, Germany. Tanja Herrmann, Lukas Pietsch and Susanne Wagner received their Ph.D. at Freiburg University, Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |