Publications

Publication details [#26390]

Henry, Alison. 1995. Belfast English and Standard English. Dialect variation and parameter setting. (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax). Oxford University Press. IX+148 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

principles and parameters theory | standard1 vs. dialect2

Language as a subject

English, Belfast | English, British

Annotation

This study offers a systematic account of various grammatical features of the non-standard Belfast dialect of English, within the framework of the minimalist program of the Principles and Parameters theory.

Reviewed by

Milroy, Lesley. 1996. Review of $Belfast English and Standard English. Dialect variation and parameter setting.