Language and Region(English, Hardcover, Beal Joan)

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Language and Region(English, Hardcover, Beal Joan) is written by Beal Joan and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0415366003 (ISBN 10) and 9780415366007 (ISBN 13).

Language and Region: provides an accessible guide to regional variation in English covers topical issues including loss of regional diversity and attitudes to regional accents and dialects examines the use of dialect in media, advertising and the tourist industry outlines the main linguistic characteristics of regional accents and dialects in terms of regional pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Affording hands-on practical experience of textual analysis, this book is essential reading for students of English language studies.