When first published in 1980 <strong>Dialectology</strong> broke new ground by giving anintegrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. I... » 

When first published in 1980 Dialectology broke new ground by giving anintegrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In thisupdated edition the authors offer new sections on dialectometry and mappingvariability as well as uptodate accounts of recent developments. The bookexamines dialectology in its widest sense as the study of the way languagedialect and accent vary from place to place social group to social group andtime to time. As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology thisnew edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject. «