Taming the Vernacular
Author | : Jenny Cheshire |
Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015046493253 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book Taming the Vernacular written by Jenny Cheshire and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1997 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the differences between standard and nonstandard (or colloquial) varieties of Dutch, French, English, Finnish, Galician, German and Spanish. It looks at syntax, dialects, and spoken colloquial varieties of language, which is acknowledged as an area of growing interest.