Description
Bringing together Trudgill's columns for the New European, this collection explores the influence of European language on English.
About the Author
Peter Trudgill is a theoretical dialectologist who is the author of Dialects in Contact (1986), Sociolinguistic Typology (2011) and Investigations in Sociohistorical Linguistics (2010). He has Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Uppsala, East Anglia, La Trobe, British Colombia, and Patras.
Reviews
'Peter Trudgill's ability to present such a broad selection of topics in a scholarly and accessible way makes this book an ideal companion for anyone who wants to explore languages and how they work.' David Crystal, author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
'Peter Trudgill is one of the world's most eminent sociolinguists, and an outstanding ambassador for the subject within the wider community. His work over many years has transformed our understanding of the social functioning of speech. This collection of essays, originally written for a general audience, display his characteristic linking of accessibility, social commitment, and deep scholarship, and anyone who reads them, however expert, will learn a great deal.' Jeremy Smith, University of Glasgow
'... a treasure house offering one serendipitous adventure after another ... Highly recommended.' A. P. Church, Choice Connect
Book Information
ISBN 9781108965927
Author Peter Trudgill
Format Paperback
Page Count 275
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 421g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm * 16mm