Language and Linguistics, Reference and General
The New Cockney

The New Cockney: New Ethnicities and Adolescent Speech in the Traditional East End of London

Hardback Published on: 25/05/2012
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Synopsis

The New Cockney provides a sociolinguistic account of speech variation among adolescents in the 'traditional' East End of London. Embedded in its social context, it focuses on the interaction and social practices within a single community and highlights some of the possible mechanisms for language change.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • ISBN: 9780230203556
  • Number of pages: 247
  • Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 20 mm
  • Weight: 440g
  • Languages: English