In editing the present volume I have thought it well to follow the same rule which I laid down for myself in editing he Study of Words, and have made no alteration in the text of Dr. Trench's work (the fifth edition). Any corrections or additions that seemed to be demanded owing to the progress of lexicographical knowledge have been reserved for the foot-notes, and these can always be distinguished from those in the original by the square brackets [thus] within which they are placed.
Essex has a distinctive dialect of its own. Essex is a county in southeastern England it consists of 14 districts such as Harlow, Maldon and Colchester.
The book An Essex Dialect dictionary presents an account for the dialect and the colloquial speech of a county. Books and notes on Essex dialect and Essex rustic life are sadly few, yet this one presents a lot when it comes to the Essex dialect and its characteristics.
Cognitive Sociolinguistics is a novel and burgeoning field of research which seeks to foster investigation into the socio-cognitive dimensions of language at a usage-based level. Advances in Cognitive Sociolinguistics brings together ten studies into the social and conceptual aspects of language-internal variation. All ten contributions rely on a firm empirical basis in the form of advanced corpus-based techniques, experimental methods and survey-based research, or a combination of these.
Language and Space: Theories and Methods: An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation, Volume 1
The dimensions of time and space fundamentally cause and shape the variability of all human language. To reduce investigation of this insight to manageable proportions, researchers have traditionally concentrated on the 'deepest' dialects. But it is increasingly apparent that, although most people still speak with a distinct regional coloring, the new mobility of speakers in recently industrialized and postindustrial societies and the efflorescence of communication technologies cannot be ignored.
International Dialects of English is a course originaly made for accent training. It contains plenty of accents, Australian, Canadian, Newzealand, Welsh and others. the Audio clips are from the online International Dialects of English archive which has plenty of international accents, yet the facilitator books and the participant book is made to suit a reading and comprehnsion course along with different accents. It is a very amusing adventure for those who like to explore different accents.
