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

Fox, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-04-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230203556

DOI: 10.1057/9781137318251

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247