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Language: English
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24 x 16 cm. 2 vols. Approx. 2500 pages. Hardcover + CD-ROM.
ISBN 978-3-11-017532-5 |
The Handbook will be by far the most thorough reference work on phonology and the first ever comprehensive overview of the morphology and syntax of varieties of English in the world. It will be published as a two volume book accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM. The genuine speech samples and interactive maps of the CD-ROM not only supplement the printed articles by offering lively illustrations of the varieties of English around the world, but the material offered can also be used for linguistic research.
The books feature descriptive survey articles that are authored by widely acclaimed specialists in the field and that
- cover all main national standard varieties, distinctive regional, ethnic, and social varieties, major contact varieties, as well as major ESL varieties;
- share a common core, which makes them invaluable research tools for cross-linguistic comparisons;
- provide information on the historical and cultural backgrounds as well as the current sociolinguistic situations in the respective regions;
- serve as state-of-the-art reports on major issues in current research.
The CD-ROM not only supplements the printed volumes through interactive access to the varieties but also provides a comprehensive database with:
- a unique collection of speech recordings of English from around the world;
- sound samples that open new perspectives on the varieties of English, as speech recordings also constitute the central aspect of research - students as well as professional academics might feel encouraged to use the material for new investigations;
- interactive and synchronized maps that allow either phonological or morphosyntactic (grammatical) comparisons;
- extensive bibliographies on the relevant research literature;
- links to pertinent websites.
In contrast to most text-loaded web-documents, the CD-ROM has only minimized text material and does not burden the user with too much reading while sitting in front of the screen.
Together, the books and the CD-ROM are an indispensable reference work and research tool for sociolinguists, dialectologists, phonologists, grammarians, typologists, and specialists in contact languages and varieties of English around the world. Given its accessible style and its rich auditory and visual support, this Handbook is also ideally suited not only for professional academics but also for undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Teachers and instructors can use the Handbook to make their lectures more diversified and illustrative.
The editors are responsible for the following topics:
- Kate Burridge, Bernd Kortmann: Australia / Pacific Archipelagos
- Bernd Kortmann: British Isles: Morphology and Syntax
- Rajend Mesthrie: Africa / South and Southeast Asia
- Edgar W. Schneider: The Americas / Caribbean
- Clive Upton: British Isles: Phonology
System Requirements:
Windows PC: Pentium PC, Windows 9x or NT, at least 16MB RAM,
CD-ROM Drive, 16 Bit Soundcard, SVGA (600 x 800 resolution).
Apple MAC: OS 6 or higher, 16 Bit Soundcard, at least 16MB RAM.
Copyright © 2004-2007 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
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