The Americas and the Caribbean
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The Americas and the Caribbean

  1. 829 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Americas and the Caribbean

About this book

This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in the Americas and the Caribbean, including regional, social and ethnic dialects (such as Southern US, Canadian or Chicano English) as well as Caribbean creoles from the Bahamas to Suriname.

The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety discussed.

The articles are followed by exercises and study questions. The exercises are geared towards students and can be used for classroom assignments as well as for self study in preparation for exams. Instructors can use the exercises, sound samples and interactive maps to enhance their classroom presentations and to highlight important language features.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9783110196368
eBook ISBN
9783110208405
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Languages
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Contents
  3. Contents of companion volumes
  4. Abbreviations
  5. List of features: Phonology and phonetics
  6. List of features: Morphology and Syntax
  7. General introduction
  8. General references
  9. Introduction: varieties of English in the Americas and the Caribbean
  10. Standard American English pronunciation
  11. New England: phonology
  12. New York, Philadelphia, and other northern cities: phonology
  13. Rural Southern white accents
  14. The urban South: phonology
  15. The West and Midwest: phonology
  16. English in Canada: phonology
  17. Newfoundland English: phonology
  18. African American Vernacular English: phonology
  19. Gullah: phonology
  20. Cajun Vernacular English: phonology
  21. Chicano English: phonology
  22. Bahamian English: phonology
  23. Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English: phonology
  24. Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: phonology
  25. Bajan: phonology
  26. The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: phonology
  27. Suriname creoles: phonology
  28. Synopsis: phonological variation in the Americas and the Caribbean
  29. Colloquial American English: grammatical features
  30. Appalachian English: morphology and syntax
  31. Rural and ethnic varieties in the Southeast: morphology and syntax
  32. Newfoundland English: morphology and syntax
  33. Urban African American Vernacular English: morphology and syntax
  34. Earlier African American English: morphology and syntax
  35. Gullah: morphology and syntax
  36. Chicano English: morphology and syntax
  37. Bahamian English: morphology and syntax
  38. Jamaican Creole: morphology and syntax
  39. Eastern Caribbean English-derived language varieties: morphology and syntax
  40. The creoles of Trinidad and Tobago: morphology and syntax
  41. Surinamese creoles: morphology and syntax
  42. Belize and other central American varieties: morphology and syntax
  43. Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the Americas and the Caribbean
  44. Backmatter