Welsh English

Heli Paulasto; Rob Penhallurick; Benjamin A. Jones

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2021

Welsh English

Heli Paulasto, Rob Penhallurick and Benjamin A. Jones

Volume 12 in the series Dialects of English [DOE]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512721

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About this book

This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of English spoken in the British Isles.
Present-day accents and dialects of Welsh English are the combined outcome of historical language shift from Welsh to English, continued bilingualism, intense contacts between Wales and England, and multicultural immigration. As a result, Welsh English is a distinctive, regionally and sociolinguistically diverse variety, whose status is not easily categorized.
In addition to existing research, the present volume utilizes a wide range of spoken corpus data gathered from across Wales in order to describe the phonology, lexis, and grammar of the variety. It includes discussion of sociolinguistic and cultural contexts, and of ongoing change in Welsh English. The place that Welsh English occupies in relation to other Englishes in the Inner and Outer Circles is also analysed.
The book is accessible to the non-specialist, but of particular use to scholars, teachers, and students interested in English in Wales, Britain, and the world. It provides an unparelleled resource on this long-standing and vibrant variety.

Author information

Heli Paulasto, University of Eastern Finland, Finland; Rob Penhallurick and Benjamin A. Jones, Swansea University, UK.

Topics

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	I
Contents Accessible Download PDF	VII
Preface Accessible Download PDF	XI
Acknowledgements Heli Paulasto, Rob Penhallurick and Ben Jones Accessible Download PDF	XV
Maps of Wales Accessible Download PDF	XVII
List of abbreviations Accessible Download PDF	XXIII
1 Geography, demography, cultural factors, and variation Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
2 Phonetics and phonology Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	45
3 Morphosyntax Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	71
4 Lexis and discourse features Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	133
5 History of Welsh English Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	177
6 Survey of essential works and resources Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	205
7 Sample texts Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	219
References Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	237
Index Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	259

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Students in Linguistics, English Language Studies, TEFL.
Pages
- Front matter: 24
- Main content: 263
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
- Tables: 26
- Maps: 4
Keywords: Sociolinguistics; Dialects; English; Wales.

eBook

Published: December 7, 2020
ISBN: 9781614512721

Hardcover

Published: December 7, 2020
ISBN: 9781614513810