English World-Wide

Volume 1, Issue 2 (1980)

1980.  ii, 132 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Table of Contents
Articles
A critical overview of the methodology of urban British sociolinguistics
Suzanne Romaine
163–198
When is a merger not a merger? The MEAT/MATE problem in a present-day English vernacular
James Milroy and John Harris
199–210
Language Attitude, Discreteness, and Code-Shifting in Jamaican Creole
David L. Lawton
211–226
Obituary
In memoriam David Decamp (d. October 17, 1979)
Ian F. Hancock
227–228
Note
Accountability and verification in regional lexicography
John Holm † and Alison Watt Shilling
229–235
Summaries of Theses (1978—80)
236
Canada, the United States, the Caribbean
236–250
Reviews
251
Review of Hudson (1980): Sociolinguistics
Reviewed by James Milroy
251–253
Review of O’Donnell & Todd (1980): Variety in Contemporary English
Reviewed by Mary Penrith
253–254
Review of Fishman (1978): Advances in the Study of Societal Multilingualism
Reviewed by Manfred Görlach †
254–256
Review of Spolsky & Cooper (1978): Case Studies in Bilingual Education
Reviewed by Detlef Ufert
256–258
Review of Kolb, Glauser, Elmer & Stamm (1979): Atlas of English Sounds
Reviewed by Wolfgang Viereck
258–260
Review of Rosen & Burgess (1980): Languages and Dialects of London School Children: an Investigation
Reviewed by Euan Reid
260–262
Review of Parry (1977, 1980): The Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects. Vol. 1: The South-East; vol. 2: The South-West
Reviewed by Martyn F. Wakelin
262–264
Review of Milroy (1980): Language and Social Networks
Reviewed by Suzanne Romaine
264–268
Review of Galinsky (1979): Das Amerikaniscbe Englisch: Seine innere Entwicklung und Internationale Ausstrahlung. Ein kritiscber Forschungsbericht als Einführung in die Grundlegungsphase der sprachwissenscbaftlicben Amerikanistik (1919 – 1945)
Reviewed by Friedrich Wilhelm Gester
268–270
Review of Kretschmar, McMillan, Pederson, Shuy & Udell (1979): Dialects in Culture: Essays in General Dialectology by Raven /. McDavid, Jr. & Dil (1980): Varieties of American English: Essays by Raven I. McDavid, Jr.
Reviewed by J.W. Hartman and Amy J. Devitt
270–273
Review of McConnell (1979): Our Own Voice: Canadian English and how it is Studied
Reviewed by A. M. Kinloch
273–274
Review of Nihalani, Tongue & Hosali (1979): Indian and British English: A Handbook of Usage and Pronunciation
Reviewed by Braj B. Kachru
274–278
Review of Hill (1979): The Genesis of Language. The First Michigan Colloquium
Reviewed by Marlis Hellinger
278–280
SHORTER NOTICES
281–292