Slide 1 Varieties, Dialects, Accents Based in part on Childs, Wolfram & Schilling-Estes, Smith, and Rickford Slide 2 Accents http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-en-…
Nineteenth century: historical linguistics Before the 19th century, language in the western world was of interest mainly to philosophers, e.g.: Plato is said to have been…
Myth and Reality: The Nature of Language and Linguistic Variation Myth: Other people speak dialects. Reality: Everyone who speaks a language speaks some kind of dialect.…
Nineteenth century: historical linguistics Before the 19th century, language in the western world was of interest mainly to philosophers, e.g.: Plato is said to have been…