The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.

• Now accompanied by a companion website with an extensive array of sound files, video clips, and other online materials to enhance and illustrate discussions in the text
• Features brand new chapters that cover the very latest topics, such as Levels of Dialect, Regional Varieties of English, Gender and Language Variation, The Application of Dialect Study, and Dialect Awareness: Extending Application, as well as new exercises with online answers
• Updated to contain dialect samples from a wider array of US regions
• Written for students taking courses in dialect studies, variationist sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology, and requires no pre-knowledge of linguistics
• Includes a glossary and extensive appendix of the pronunciation, grammatical, and lexical features of American English dialects

About the Author

Walt Wolfram is William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University, and has authored numerous books including The Development of African American English (with Erik Thomas, Blackwell, 2002) and American Voices (co-edited with Ben Ward, Blackwell, 2006). His most recent book is Talkin' Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina (2014).

Natalie Schilling is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is co-editor of The Handbook of Language Variation and Change, second edition (with J. K. Chambers, 2013, Wiley), and author of Sociolinguistic Fieldwork (2013).

Reviews
"This edition is more than just a latest edition of the two earlier ones, as it is an improved and, in the authors words, a thoroughly revised and updated version (p. xiii) made more comprehensive by featuring new, separate sections on Jewish English and Asian American English, as well as a whole separate chapter on language and ethnicity." - Polycarp Naanma Dajang - The Linguist "The book s rather simple language and style of presentation means it is an invaluable text for readers from a wide range of backgrounds." - Polycarp Naanma Dajang- The Linguist "The interactive features (websites with text, audio files and video vignettes which can be accessed by anyone with a smartphone by the Quick Response (QR) code facility) especially make the book a reader-friendly resource for anyone interested in learning about variation studies, dialects and dialect issues, especially of dialects in the United States." - Polycarp Naanma Dajang- The Linguist



Book Information
ISBN 9781118390221
Author Walt Wolfram
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1066g
Dimensions(mm) 252mm * 203mm * 31mm