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1. Analysing 21st Century British English

   Conceptual and Methodological Aspects of the 'Voices' Project

   Edited by Clive Upton, Bethan Davies

   The Voices project of the British Broadcasting Corporation, a recent high-profile media investigation, gathered contemporary English dialect samples from all over the UK and invited contributions from the public to a dedicated website. This book explores both issues of ideology and representation...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. An Atlas of English Dialects

   Region and Dialect

   By Clive Upton, J.D.A Widdowson

   Do you call it April Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin’ Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you’re out of breath, do you pant, puff, pank, tift or thock? The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of...

   Published February 6th 2006 by Routledge