Publisher's Synopsis
This volume, dedicated to the memory of Professor Ossi Ihalainen (1941-1993), brings together studies in English dialectology by distinguished scholars world-wide. The topics discussed cover phonological, morphological, syntactic, and lexical variation in varieties of English. The majority of articles deal with British English dialects, either from the present-day or historical point of view. American, Irish, and South African varieties of English are also discussed. Speech Past and Present: Studies in English Dialectology in Memory of Ossi Ihalainen will be invaluable to scholars and students of dialectology, sociolinguistics, and English Language studies. It will also be of interest to anyone concerned with the study of language variation.
