This book presents a synchronic investigation of variation and change processes in Carlisle English, a variety spoken in the far north-west of England. The data
Northern English has become the focus of intensive research in the past decade or so, following on a series of dedicated conferences. The present book brings to
While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation
This book delves into the linguistic history of the Cumbrian dialect, tracing its phonological development from the early Middle English period to the present d
The papers collected in this volume were first presented at the 14th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (Bergamo, 2006). Alongside studi