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1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages) : maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-302) and index. |
| Summary |
This book discusses words used in the Southeast and how they have changed during the 20th century. It also describes how the lexicon varies according to the speaker's age, race, education, sex, and place of residence (urban versus rural; coastal versus piedmont versus mountain). Data collected in the 1930s as part of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States project were compared with data collected in 1990 from similar speakers in the same communities. The results show that although region was the most important factor in differentiating dialects in the 1930s, it is the least important element in the 1990s, as age, education, and race all show about the same influence on the use of vocabulary. An appendix contains a tally of the responses given by 78 speakers to 150 questions about vocabulary items, along with speakers' commentary. Results from the 1930s may be compared to those from 1990, making this a treasure trove for anyone interested in regional terms or in how our speech is changing as the South moves from an agricultural economy through industrialization and into the information age. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lexicology.
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Lexicology. |
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English language -- Variation -- Southern States.
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English language -- Variation. |
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Southern States. |
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English language -- Dialects -- Southern States.
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English language -- Dialects. |
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Language and culture -- Southern States.
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Language and culture. |
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Americanisms -- Southern States.
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Americanisms. |
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Linguistic change.
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Linguistic change. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Lexical change & variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnson, Ellen, 1959- Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1996 081730794X (DLC) 95031808 (OCoLC)32894935 |
| ISBN |
0585178267 (electronic book) |
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9780585178264 (electronic book) |
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9780817384500 (e-book) |
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0817384502 (e-book) |
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081730794X (alkaline paper) |
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9780817307943 |
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