Is there some subtle complication in Hawaiian orthography or dialectology that I'm missing?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: BRINGING BACK HAWAIIAN.] Reference
Two of his students have had bibliographies written for his class published; one, Michael Fody, had his paper appear in the outstanding journal of the world in the field of dialectology, Orbis (Belgium). From Wordnik.com. [HENSLEY CHARLES WOODBRIDGE] Reference
I think that people who care about English — especially those who have seriously studied its history, grammar, dialectology, etc. — have the right to influence others, by the example of their own usage and by specific recommendations. From Wordnik.com. [None is, none are: Grammar according to Clarkson « Motivated Grammar] Reference
The hierarchical ranking of speech, with the classical languages of Western Europe at the summit of human culture, was giving way to the relativism of scientific dialectology: philologists testified that rural and other nonstandard dialects were both legitimate objects of research and valuable enrichers of standard speech. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain's Languages] Reference
Dialect geography, a branch of dialectology, describes certain features of the dialects of a language and their distribution. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3] Reference
Words for "snow" play a disproportionately important role in understanding the history and dialectology of the Navajo language. From Wordnik.com. [Research Blogging - All Topics - English] Reference
The final word on wab goes to Dr. Armin Schwegler, a professor in the University of California, Irvine's Department of Spanish and Portuguese who specializes in dialectology and Spanish in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Westword | Complete Issue] Reference
In listing the counties in which Welsh dialects (North and South -- an intolerable oversimplification for anyone even slightly acquainted with Welsh dialectology) are spoken, the book provides an unpardonably incomplete statement. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 2] Reference
This book is a good introduction to the subject (in England); those familiar with dialectology in America, and those interested in the study in England or, indeed, generally would be well advised to add Word Maps to their libraries. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3] Reference
Although for modern linguists, dialectology is still somewhat rooted in the era of comparative philology, many people with an interest in local words and their origins do their share to preserve both the study and practice of dialect speech. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 2] Reference
Mr. Phillipps mentions how scientific modern dialectology is; he deplores the lack of interest in the International Phonetic Alphabet exhibited by dialect enthusiasts and general readers alike -- but he shrewdly avoids using phonetics himself in this book. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 2] Reference
There are no pictures, but there is a ghastly map that seems more appropriate to students of oceanography than to those of dialectology: it is good on bathymetric contours but does not identify the Avalon Peninsula (mentioned in the Introduction) or any town or city other than St. John's. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2] Reference
Although there is no substitute for native competence in the study of language and culture, he could have written an even better book had he attended more closely to the resources of cultural anthropology (and geography) in the delineation of his field and of descriptive linguistics (and dialectology) in the analysis and exposition of his materials. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 3] Reference
A cautionary note is in order here: with the passage of time, certain early compendia on Greek grammar and dialectology have tended to become neglected or even forgotten by succeeding generations of scholars, despite the value of these works not only for linguistic insight but also for a conscientious assimilation of the extant grammatical and dialectal testimonia of the ancient world; representative of such compendia are those of Lobeck 1853/1862 and Ahrens 1839/1843. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com] Reference
The dialectology of Italy is very complex. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: ITALIAN DIALECTS.] Reference
Siwa and its significance for Arabic dialectology. From Wordnik.com. [Jabal al-Lughat] Reference
) on a (previously unsecured) guestbook at an academic research website I manage (about Iberian dialectology). From Wordnik.com. [subject line: bless you!] Reference
Apollonius wrote more than thirty treatises on questions of syntax, semantics, morphology, prosody, orthography, dialectology, and more. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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