Taak of the Toon

Taak of the Toon PDF Author: Sid Waddell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007247826
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
From George Stephenson to Viz, the North East has long had a successful creative culture. Newcastle in particular has successfully reinvented itself as a centre of the arts, while still maintaining its own regional identity. This book is the definitive guide to the most distinctive element of that identity - the Geordie dialect.

Researching Northern English

Researching Northern English PDF Author: Raymond Hickey
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027267677
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 495

Book Description
Northern English has become the focus of intensive research in the past decade or so, following on a series of dedicated conferences. The present book brings together leading-edge contributions on various aspects of language use, variation and change in the North of England. The volume covers the history of English in this area as well as providing incisive studies of both the varieties of English spoken in cities and in larger parts of the area. In addition, the collection contains a number of interface studies, e.g. concerned with the borders of the North of England, both to Scotland and the South of England or dealing with second-language varieties of Northern English or with additional issues, such as enregisterment. All these contributions help to draw a comprehensive picture of this key area of the English-speaking world and point the way forward for future research.

Perspectives on Northern Englishes

Perspectives on Northern Englishes PDF Author: Sylvie Hancil
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110450909
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description
Northern English has been the object of much attention linguistically over the last thirty years but scholars have had a tendency to focus on the phonology of the dialects and varieties encountered. The purpose of the present volume is to complement and enrich the existing studies by providing readers with a kaleidoscopic perspective, allowing for a holistic interpretation and understanding of Northern English. It includes studies not only on phonology but also on semantics, syntax and sociolinguistics from a synchronic and diachronic point of view, with a special emphasis on the process of enregisterment. The varieties covered include Scottish Standard English, Shetland and Northern Ireland as well as varieties from the North of England.

Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church

Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church PDF Author: Laurie Gaum
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 0620953748
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 594

Book Description
At the beginning of 2017, the “backlash cycle” was in full swing in church denominations in South Africa as far as embracing sexual diversity was concerned. In 2015 a momentous decision by the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) embracing inclusivity in allowing LGBTIQA+ ministers to not be celibate and its ministers to officiate same-sex marriages, surprised friend and foe. But this was reversed a year later in an Extraordinary General Synod of the church. The disappointing outcome of the De Lange v Methodist Church of Southern Africa case had just been handed down by the Constitutional Court, and the Anglican Church’s stalling on fully affirming sexual diversity, continued.

Papers

Papers PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 558

Book Description

William J. Gedney’s Comparative Tai Source Book

William J. Gedney’s Comparative Tai Source Book PDF Author: Thomas John Hudak
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824865618
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
This volume provides accurate and reliable data from 1,159 common cognates found in 19 dialects from the Tai language family. Originally collected by noted Tai linguist, the late William J. Gedney, the data are organized into the three branches of the Tai language family, the Southwestern, the Central, and the Northern, to facilitate comparisons among the various sound systems within the individual branches and within the Tai language family as a whole. Supplementing the cognates are phonological descriptions of each of the dialects. Included among the nineteen dialects are Siamese, White Tai, Black Tai, Shan, Lue, Yay, Saek, and dialects found at Leiping, Lungming, Pingsiang, and Ningming in China. The meticulous attention paid to consonants, vowels, and tones found in each cognate will allow for further dialect studies, for the investigation of questions concerning the tripartite division of the Tai language family, and for the continuing investigation into the reconstruction of the Proto-Tai language family and its wider genetic relationships.
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