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Taming the Vernacular: From dialect to written sta (ISBN: 9780582298095) is a provocative exploration of how spoken language migrates into written form, reshaping genres, identities, and power dynamics within communities. This work examines the pressures, compromises, and creative strategies involved in codifying everyday speech into literature and records, offering a crucial lens on linguistic standardization and cultural memory.
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The book traces the journey of vernacular speech as it stretches beyond oral tradition into written practice, analyzing case studies from diverse regions and time periods. It interrogates the tensions between authenticity and legibility, highlighting how authors negotiate dialect, register, and audience. Through rigorous analysis and vivid examples, it reveals the transformative processes that turn spoken nuance into structured text while preserving voice and nuance.
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Stein; Dieter presents a collaborative scholarly voice that blends philology, sociolinguistics, and literary theory. Dieter Stein, a recognized figure in language research, contributes a deep historical perspective and methodical rigor, while co-author Stein combines fieldwork insights with textual analysis to illuminate how vernaculars function in literary and documentary forms.
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The book dissects the path from dialect to written form, revealing the dynamic negotiation between spontaneity and standardization that shapes modern authorship and cultural memory.
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1997, ISBN: 0582298091
Paperback
[EAN: 9780582298095], Neubuch, [SC: 1.88], [PU: Routledge], This text examines the differences between "standard" and "nonstandard" (or colloquial) varieties of Dutch, French, English, Fi… More...
1997
ISBN: 9780582298095
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1997, ISBN: 9780582298095
Longman, 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this li… More...
ISBN: 9780582298095
Title : Taming the Vernacular: From dialect to written standard language. Authors : Cheshire, Jenny, Stein, Dieter. Publication Date : Aug 5 1997. We aim to provide a vast range of textbo… More...
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About the work
Taming the Vernacular: From dialect to written sta (ISBN: 9780582298095) is a provocative exploration of how spoken language migrates into written form, reshaping genres, identities, and power dynamics within communities. This work examines the pressures, compromises, and creative strategies involved in codifying everyday speech into literature and records, offering a crucial lens on linguistic standardization and cultural memory.
Summary
The book traces the journey of vernacular speech as it stretches beyond oral tradition into written practice, analyzing case studies from diverse regions and time periods. It interrogates the tensions between authenticity and legibility, highlighting how authors negotiate dialect, register, and audience. Through rigorous analysis and vivid examples, it reveals the transformative processes that turn spoken nuance into structured text while preserving voice and nuance.
About the authors
Stein; Dieter presents a collaborative scholarly voice that blends philology, sociolinguistics, and literary theory. Dieter Stein, a recognized figure in language research, contributes a deep historical perspective and methodical rigor, while co-author Stein combines fieldwork insights with textual analysis to illuminate how vernaculars function in literary and documentary forms.
In brief
The book dissects the path from dialect to written form, revealing the dynamic negotiation between spontaneity and standardization that shapes modern authorship and cultural memory.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780582298095
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0582298091
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Publishing year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
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ISBN/EAN: 9780582298095
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0-582-29809-1, 978-0-582-29809-5
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Book author: dieter stein, jenny cheshire
Book title: taming the vernacular from dialect written standard language
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