As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this updated edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by giving an integrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In this updated

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by integrating urban dialectology (sociolinguistics), dialect geography and spatial variation into a

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews esse

Traditional dialects have been encroached upon by the increasing mobility of their speakers and by the onslaught of national languages in education and mass med