Dialect Change by Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, Paul Kerswill - 9780521070669

Dialect ChangeConvergence and Divergence in European Languages\nAuthor(s): Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, Paul Kerswill\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521070669, 978-0521070669\nSynopsis\nDialects are constantly changing, and due to increased mobility in more recent years, European dialects have 'levelled', making it difficult to distinguish a native of Reading from a native of London, or a native of Bonn from a native of Cologne. This comprehensive study brings together a team of leading scholars to explore all aspects of recent dialect change, in particular dialect convergence and divergence. Drawing on examples from a wide range of European countries - as well as areas where European languages have been transplanted - they examine a range of issues relating to dialect contact and isolation, and show how sociolinguistic conditions differ hugely between and within European countries. Each spec.