Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining Community

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvNatalie Braber

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Coal mining, a prominent industry once situated at the heart of communities across the East Midlands, has now completely ceased in the UK. Although there is some attempt to keep hold of the artefacts which tell us about mining, mining language remains neglected. Natalie Braber’s research has shown there is a variety of ‘pit talk’ which is distinctive to the East Midlands. Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining Community explains the distinct language used by miners in their day-to-day lives. This book will appeal to academics interested in language variation and change, language and identity, community heritage, fragmented communities and post-industrial societies.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-15
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt428 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474455541

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Braber’s monograph is one that should appeal to linguists, particularly those of dialectological or sociolinguistic persuasions, and to those interested in East Midlands heritage, or mining heritage more generally. In the volume, Braber frames words as artefacts which each serve to tell a specific part of the story of the lived experiences of the miners that Braber and her team interviewed. In doing so, by using vocabulary as a gateway, the volume serves to provide a rich history of mining to the uninitiated. Ultimately, Braber has highlighted the value of exploring occupational lects and has provided detailed methodological descriptions of how to engage in such work, particularly in relation to positionality. I am sure that this volume will be widely cited in years to come, but, more than this, it will serve as a key text, particularly to those working in the area of language as heritage.