Dialect matters: respecting vernacular language
Auteur :
Trudgill, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107130470
Date de publication :
4 août 2016
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,7 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
510 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A fascinating exploration of English, its origins, dialects, accents, and place-names. Trudgill asks questions such as: why did 'passengers' become 'customers'? What is the origin of the word 'but'? How should we reply when told not to end a sentence with a preposition? ('Why not?').