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050 00 $aPE2922$b.E54 2003
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245 00 $aEnglish in the southern United States /$cedited by Stephen J. Nagle and Sara L. Sanders.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2003.
300 $axiv, 244 p. :$bill., map ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aStudies in English language
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 208-232) and index.
505 0 $a1. The origins of southern American English / John Algeo -- 2. Shakespeare in the coves and hollows? : toward a history of southern English / Edgar Schneider -- 3. Eight grammatical features of southern US speech present in early modern London prison narratives / Laura Wright -- 4. The shared ancestry of African-American and American white southern Englishes : some speculations dictated by history / Salikoko Mufwene -- 5. The complex grammatical history of African-American and white vernaculars in the South / Patricia Cukor-Avila -- 6. Grammatical features of southern speech : yall, might could, and fixin to / Cynthia Bernstein -- 7. Sounding southern : a look at the phonology of English in the South / George Dorrill -- 8. Vowel shifting in the southern states / Crawford Feagin -- 9. Enclave dialect communities in the South / Walt Wolfram -- 10. Urbanization and the evolution of southern American English / Jan Tillery and Guy Bailey -- 11. The Englishes of southern Louisiana / Connie Eble -- 12. Features and uses of southern style / Barbara Johnstone.
520 1 $a"This volume, written by a team of experts many of whom are internationally known, provides a broad overview of the foundations of, and current research on, language variation in the southern United States designed to invite new inquiry and inquirers. It explores historical and cultural elements, iconic contemporary features, and current changes in progress. Central themes, issues, and topics of scholarly investigation and debate figure prominently throughout the volume. The extensive bibliography at the end of the book will facilitate continued research."--Jacket.
650 0 $aAmericanisms$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aBlack English$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aAfrican languages$xInfluence on English.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xDialects$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xVariation$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$zSouthern States$xLanguages.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xSocial aspects$zSouthern States.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zSouthern States$xForeign elements$xAfrican.
700 1 $aNagle, Stephen J.,$d1948-
700 1 $aSanders, Sara L.
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