Shorrocks, Graham (1980) A grammar of the dialect of Farnworth and district (Greater Manchester County, formerly Lancashire). PhD thesis, University of Sheffield.
Abstract
This study presents a synchronic description of the
dialect of Farnworth and district. In terms of linguistic
levels of description, the study consists of a segmental
phonology and a partial description of the morphology and
syntax of the dialect~
At the phonological level, attention is focussed
primarily upon a synchronic description, which is based upon
both phonetic and phonemic considerations. Secondly, the
phonology contains a comparative component, which contrasts
the distribution of phonemes in the dialect and the Received
Pronunciation of Standard English. Thirdly, consideration
is given to the less broad styles of speech which informants
use. This is necessary, because different styles of speech
shade into one another in monolingual repertoires, and
because the methodology of working with a corpus requires
that the corpus be evaluated in full.
iii.
The account of morphology and syntax is offered
first and foremost as a part of a description or grammar of
the dialect, and secondly a hypothesis is advanced to the
effect that grammatical variation in English dialects is
currently underestimated. It is suggested in the Conclusion
that this hypothesis receives some measure of confirmation
from the data presented in the study.
The thesis also contains a discussion of questions
of theory and method, especially as there is currently no
one widely accepted approach to dialectology. Fieldwork
and transcription are described at some length for the sake
of explicitness, and because they determine or affect the
data for the study in so very many ways.
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Keywords: | Linguistics |
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Awarding institution: | University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Identification Number/EthosID: | uk.bl.ethos.310885 |
Depositing User: | EThOS Import Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2017 14:09 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2017 14:09 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:14787 |
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