Englishes around the World : Studies in honour of Manfred Görlach. Volume 1: General studies, British Isles, North America.

By: Schneider, Edgar WMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Varieties of English Around the WorldPublisher: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Description: 1 online resource (335 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789027275776Subject(s): English language -- Commonwealth countries | English language -- English-speaking countries | English language -- Foreign countries | English language -- Variation -- Commonwealth countries | English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries | English language -- Variation -- Foreign countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Englishes around the World : Studies in honour of Manfred Görlach. Volume 1: General studies, British Isles, North AmericaDDC classification: 427.009 LOC classification: PE2751 -- .E545 1997ebOnline resources: Click to View
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ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 1 -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- FOR MANFRED GORLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY -- PUBLICATIONS BY MANFRED GORLACH -- Books: -- Forthcoming books: -- Volumes edited: -- Founder and editor of: -- Articles: -- Forthcoming articles: -- Reviews and notes: -- INTRODUCTION -- Acknowledgments -- TYPES OF ENGLISH HETERONYMS -- ZERO COMING TO NAUGHT -- References -- THE PROGRESSIVE AND HABITUAL ASPECTS IN NON-STANDARD ENGLISHES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The progressive aspect -- 2.1. The extensive use of be + -ing -- 2.2. Locative express ions of the progress ive aspect -- 2.3. Do as a progressive marker -- 3. The habitual aspect -- 3.1. Prelim inaries -- 3.2. From the progressive aspect to the imperfective -- 3.3. Be + -ins as a habitual marker -- 3.4. Do_ as a habitual marker -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- COLONISATION, MIGRATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH -- 1. Non-native varieties -- 2. How English moved -- 3. How English is used -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- BRITISH ENGLISH AND INTERNA TIONAL ENGLISH-TWO DEBATABLE TERMS -- References -- PASSIVE-LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH-BASED AND OTHER CREOLES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Creole structures (largely) parallel to European passives -- 3. Passive equivalents -- 3.1. Semantic pass ivization of trans itive verbs -- 3.2. They' passive equivalent -- 3.3. Non-Atlantic Creoles with unrelated passive constructions -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- A SUB-TEXT OF THE SIXTIES -- THE UNKNOWN ENGLISHES? TESTING GERMAN STUDENTS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY VARIETIES OF ENGLISH -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Testing German students: the project -- 2.1. Collecting data -- 2.2. The tape -- 2.3. Evaluating the answers -- 2.4. Characterization of the individual recordings -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix.
OH DEARIE ME!": DRAMATIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTICSUBVERSION IN THE SCOTTISH SITUATION COMEDYTHE HIGH LIFE -- Abbreviations -- References -- HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIABLES IN DIALECT TEXTS:IN, ON AND OF IN CRAVEN (WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE)ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIALOGUES FROM 1828 -- References -- IRISH ENGLISH AND WORLD ENGLISH: LEXICAL PERSPECTIVES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The early lexicon -- 2.1. External influences -- 2.2. The lexicon of English in medieval Ireland -- 3. The lexicon of modern Irish English -- 3.1. " The entry of words into the Irish English lexicon -- 3.2. Geographical distribution -- 3.3. Meaning -- 3 4. Use -- 3.5. Morphological relations -- 4. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- AYRSHIRE AS A LINGUISTIC AREA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data and methodology -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- THE SPELLING OF SCOTS: A DIFFICULTY -- References -- MA LANGUAGE IS DISGRACEFUL: TOM LEONARD'S GLASGOW DIALECT POEMS -- References -- THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ULSTER SCOTS LANGUAGE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Language vs. dialect -- 3. Ulster Scots and Ulster English -- 4. History -- 5. Literary documents -- 6. Recent events -- 7. Implications -- References -- ON SOME PLANT NAMES IN BRITAIN AND BEYOND -- Abbreviations -- References -- THE USE OF NON-LITERARY MANUSCRIPT TEXTS FOR THESTUDY OF DIALECT LEXIS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 2.1. Words previously not documented -- 2.2. Words and senses whose present documentation suggests a very limited distribution in the ΕModE period -- 2.3. Words and senses whose present documentation presents lacunae which these sources help to fill -- 3. Analysis of well-documented items -- 3.1. Words previously not documented -- 3.2. Words and senses whose present documentation suggests a very limiteddistribution in the EModE period.
3.3. Words and senses whose present documentation presents lacunae whichthese sources help to fill -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- WHEN DID SOUTHERN AMERICAN ENGLISH BEGIN? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What counts as a southernism -- 3. The evolution of SAE -- 3.1. The evolution of SAE phonology -- 3.2. The evolution of some grammatical features -- 4. Social correlates of linguistic change in SAE -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- ON ESTABLISHING HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NEW AND OLD WORLD VARIETIES: HABITUAL ASPECT AND NEWFOUNDLAND VERNACULAR ENGLISH -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Newfoundland Vernacular English: Background -- 3. Habitual marking in regional British English -- 3.1. Periphrastic do and its regional distribution -- 3.2. The verb be and habitual aspect -- 3.3. Periphrastic do and the representation of the habitual -- 4. Habitual representation in Newfoundland Vernacular English -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- CHANGE AND STABILITY IN THE USE OF VERBAL -S OVER TIME IN AAVE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Results -- 3. l The loss of the NP/PRO constraint -- 3.2. Urban influences on rural speech -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- AMERICANENGLISH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- References -- Addresses of authors -- Subject index.
Summary: The two volumes of Englishes around the World present high-quality original research papers written in honour of Manfred Görlach, founder and editor of the journal English World-Wide and the book series Varieties of English Around the World. The papers thematically focus on the field that Manfred Görlach has helped to build and shape. Volume 1 contains articles on general topics and studies of what might be termed "Old" Englishes, varieties of English that have been rooted in their respective regions for a long time and have been traditional focal points of scholarly study. The first section contains eight general and comparative papers (dealing with terminological matters or definitions of core concepts, historical issues, structural comparisons across a wide range of varieties); the second one has nine papers on dialects of English as used in the British Isles (covering England, Scotland, Ulster and Ireland); and finally, there are four contributions on North American varieties of English (including Southern English, African American Vernacular English, Newfoundland Vernacular English, and American English in a historical perspective). The thematic scope comprises the levels of lexis, phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and orthography, as well as sociohistorical issues, the question of the evolution and transmission of dialects, various sources of evidence including literary dialect.
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ENGLISHES AROUND THE WORLD 1 -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- FOR MANFRED GORLACH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY -- PUBLICATIONS BY MANFRED GORLACH -- Books: -- Forthcoming books: -- Volumes edited: -- Founder and editor of: -- Articles: -- Forthcoming articles: -- Reviews and notes: -- INTRODUCTION -- Acknowledgments -- TYPES OF ENGLISH HETERONYMS -- ZERO COMING TO NAUGHT -- References -- THE PROGRESSIVE AND HABITUAL ASPECTS IN NON-STANDARD ENGLISHES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The progressive aspect -- 2.1. The extensive use of be + -ing -- 2.2. Locative express ions of the progress ive aspect -- 2.3. Do as a progressive marker -- 3. The habitual aspect -- 3.1. Prelim inaries -- 3.2. From the progressive aspect to the imperfective -- 3.3. Be + -ins as a habitual marker -- 3.4. Do_ as a habitual marker -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- COLONISATION, MIGRATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH -- 1. Non-native varieties -- 2. How English moved -- 3. How English is used -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- BRITISH ENGLISH AND INTERNA TIONAL ENGLISH-TWO DEBATABLE TERMS -- References -- PASSIVE-LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH-BASED AND OTHER CREOLES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Creole structures (largely) parallel to European passives -- 3. Passive equivalents -- 3.1. Semantic pass ivization of trans itive verbs -- 3.2. They' passive equivalent -- 3.3. Non-Atlantic Creoles with unrelated passive constructions -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- A SUB-TEXT OF THE SIXTIES -- THE UNKNOWN ENGLISHES? TESTING GERMAN STUDENTS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY VARIETIES OF ENGLISH -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Testing German students: the project -- 2.1. Collecting data -- 2.2. The tape -- 2.3. Evaluating the answers -- 2.4. Characterization of the individual recordings -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix.

OH DEARIE ME!": DRAMATIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTICSUBVERSION IN THE SCOTTISH SITUATION COMEDYTHE HIGH LIFE -- Abbreviations -- References -- HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIABLES IN DIALECT TEXTS:IN, ON AND OF IN CRAVEN (WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE)ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIALOGUES FROM 1828 -- References -- IRISH ENGLISH AND WORLD ENGLISH: LEXICAL PERSPECTIVES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The early lexicon -- 2.1. External influences -- 2.2. The lexicon of English in medieval Ireland -- 3. The lexicon of modern Irish English -- 3.1. " The entry of words into the Irish English lexicon -- 3.2. Geographical distribution -- 3.3. Meaning -- 3 4. Use -- 3.5. Morphological relations -- 4. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- AYRSHIRE AS A LINGUISTIC AREA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data and methodology -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- THE SPELLING OF SCOTS: A DIFFICULTY -- References -- MA LANGUAGE IS DISGRACEFUL: TOM LEONARD'S GLASGOW DIALECT POEMS -- References -- THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ULSTER SCOTS LANGUAGE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Language vs. dialect -- 3. Ulster Scots and Ulster English -- 4. History -- 5. Literary documents -- 6. Recent events -- 7. Implications -- References -- ON SOME PLANT NAMES IN BRITAIN AND BEYOND -- Abbreviations -- References -- THE USE OF NON-LITERARY MANUSCRIPT TEXTS FOR THESTUDY OF DIALECT LEXIS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 2.1. Words previously not documented -- 2.2. Words and senses whose present documentation suggests a very limited distribution in the ΕModE period -- 2.3. Words and senses whose present documentation presents lacunae which these sources help to fill -- 3. Analysis of well-documented items -- 3.1. Words previously not documented -- 3.2. Words and senses whose present documentation suggests a very limiteddistribution in the EModE period.

3.3. Words and senses whose present documentation presents lacunae whichthese sources help to fill -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- WHEN DID SOUTHERN AMERICAN ENGLISH BEGIN? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What counts as a southernism -- 3. The evolution of SAE -- 3.1. The evolution of SAE phonology -- 3.2. The evolution of some grammatical features -- 4. Social correlates of linguistic change in SAE -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- ON ESTABLISHING HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NEW AND OLD WORLD VARIETIES: HABITUAL ASPECT AND NEWFOUNDLAND VERNACULAR ENGLISH -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Newfoundland Vernacular English: Background -- 3. Habitual marking in regional British English -- 3.1. Periphrastic do and its regional distribution -- 3.2. The verb be and habitual aspect -- 3.3. Periphrastic do and the representation of the habitual -- 4. Habitual representation in Newfoundland Vernacular English -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- CHANGE AND STABILITY IN THE USE OF VERBAL -S OVER TIME IN AAVE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Results -- 3. l The loss of the NP/PRO constraint -- 3.2. Urban influences on rural speech -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- AMERICANENGLISH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- References -- Addresses of authors -- Subject index.

The two volumes of Englishes around the World present high-quality original research papers written in honour of Manfred Görlach, founder and editor of the journal English World-Wide and the book series Varieties of English Around the World. The papers thematically focus on the field that Manfred Görlach has helped to build and shape. Volume 1 contains articles on general topics and studies of what might be termed "Old" Englishes, varieties of English that have been rooted in their respective regions for a long time and have been traditional focal points of scholarly study. The first section contains eight general and comparative papers (dealing with terminological matters or definitions of core concepts, historical issues, structural comparisons across a wide range of varieties); the second one has nine papers on dialects of English as used in the British Isles (covering England, Scotland, Ulster and Ireland); and finally, there are four contributions on North American varieties of English (including Southern English, African American Vernacular English, Newfoundland Vernacular English, and American English in a historical perspective). The thematic scope comprises the levels of lexis, phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and orthography, as well as sociohistorical issues, the question of the evolution and transmission of dialects, various sources of evidence including literary dialect.

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