The Morphology of English Dialects

Lieselotte (Dr, Christian-Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel, Germany) Anderwald

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Why do we insist on using words that are 'wrong'? In this engaging study, Lieselotte Anderwald argues that dialects, contrary to popular opinion, do have a grammar, and commonly used words that deviate from Standard English have a long pedigree and systematically make more sense.

ISBN-13
9780521884976
ISBN-10
0521884977
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
Publication date
2009-04-09
Pages
240
Dimensions
161x234x17
Weight
522