The Handbook of Dialectology

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of Dialect Variation and the Status of Dialectology -- 2 Defining Dialects -- 3 The Origins and Development of Dialectology -- 4 The Present and Future State of Dialectology -- 5 Rationale and Plan of This Book -- References -- Section 1 - Theory: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1 Dialectology, Philology, and Historical Linguistics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Dialect Awareness and Attitudes -- 1.3 The Description of Dialects -- 1.4 The Antiquarian Tradition -- 1.5 Dialects in the Age of Prescriptivism -- 1.6 The Denigration of Dialects -- 1.7 From Philology to Linguistics -- 1.8 Features of Indo‐European Studies and Comparative Philology -- 1.9 The Dawn of Modern Dialectology: The Beginnings of a New Discipline -- 1.10 Dialect Societies and Materials -- 1.11 Dialect Studies -- 1.12 Data Collection Methods -- 1.13 Accessibility of Data -- 1.14 Dialectology and General Linguistics -- 1.15 Structuralism and Generativism -- 1.16 Dialectometry -- 1.17 The Rise of New Dialects -- 1.18 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 The Dialect Dictionary -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The User's Perspective: Meta-Lexicographical Considerations (Why, and for Whom) -- 2.3 Macrostructural Considerations -- 2.4 Onomasiological or Semasiological Arrangement -- 2.5 Onomasiological Arrangements -- 2.6 Semasiological Arrangement -- 2.7 Microstructural Considerations -- 2.8 Data Collection by Fieldwork -- 2.9 Purposive Systematic Fieldwork -- 2.10 Oral Investigation (Direct Method) -- 2.11 Investigation by Correspondence (Indirect Method) -- 2.12 The Questionnaire -- 2.13 The Structure of the Questionnaire -- 2.14 Question Types (+ Examples) -- 2.15 How Much? -- 2.16 New Technologies and Desiderata for the Future -- Notes -- References.