"The book can, and without doubt will, serve as a valuable introduction to the field of dialectology, its
basic notions, methodology and lines of future development to numerous students of disciplines related to either
linguistics or social studies."
--The Linguist
Submitted by Publisher, June, 2001
Summary
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 edition, the authors offer new sections on dialectometry and
mapping variability, as well as updates of recent developments. The book examines dialectology in its widest sense,
as the study of the way language, dialect and accent vary from place to place, social group to social group and
time to time. As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this new edition makes an ideal introduction
to the subject.
