Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. The rise and fall of the vernacular 7
6. Double standards 21
7. RP R.I.P 35
8. Determining linguistic insecurity 45
9. The sociolinguistic significance of dialect humour 61
10. Urbanity in an urban dialect 71
11. Social class differences 85
12. Consistency and variation 101
13. The adverbs of authority 119
14. Remarkably common eloquence: the aesthetics of urban dialect 139
15. Conclusion 163
16. References 173
17. Index 195