Folk Linguistics. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)

NIEDZIELSKI, NANCY A. and DENNIS R. PRESTON. Folk Linguistics. Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 122. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2000. xx + 375 pages. Appendix, bibliography, maps, index. Cloth [pounds sterling]121.69/approximately US$119.00; ISBN 3-11-016251-2.

This is a book that aims to provide a descriptive introduction of a rich and largely untouched territory. It is written by two linguists who, unlike others, do not believe folk linguistic accounts are to be disregarded as being worthless and unscientific. Taking a nonquantitative and ethnographic ...

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