The analysis and characterization of dialects in fictional works, especially those portraying regional, social, ethnic and register variation in American English, raise general questions about the theoretical validity, methodological reliability and empirical basis for such approaches in textual linguistics and literary criticism alike. Unlike literary dialects representing intra-linguistic variation, research oriented to examine speech in literary texts attempting to articulate two or more ...
Event Location:
Boston, MA
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Event
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Sponsoring Organization(s) :
Northeast Modern Language Association, NEMLA
Event date:
Thursday, March 21, 2013 to Sunday, March 24, 2013
Abstract due date:
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Event Name:
NEMLA 2013
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