Morphology of english dialects, the: verb-formation in non-standard english
Auteur :
Anderwald, Lieselotte
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107407695
Date de publication :
4 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
330 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.