English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected Papers From The Fourteenth International Conference On English Historical Linguistics (icehl 14), Bergamo, 21–25 August 2006. Volume Iii: Geo-historical Variation In English
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The papers collected in this volume were first presented at the 14th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (Bergamo, 2006). Alongside studies of syntax, morphology, lexis and semantics, published in two sister volumes, many innovative contributions focused on geo-historical variation in English. A carefully peer-reviewed selection, including two plenary lectures, appears here in print for the<span class='showMoreLessContentElement' style='display: none;'> first time, bearing witness to the increasing scholarly interest in varieties of English other than so-called 'standard' English. In all the contributions, well-established methods of. <span class='showMoreLessControlElement showMoreLessInline'><span>Read more...