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Dillard Joey L. |
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Toward a Social History of American English / / Joey L. Dillard |
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015] |
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©1985 |
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[Reprint 2015] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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Collana |
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Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ; ; 39 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Social aspects - United States |
English language - Dialects - Appalachian Region |
English language - United States - History |
Americanisms - Appalachian Region |
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Appalachian Region Languages |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter I: English Goes International: the Prehistory of American English -- Chapter II: Pidgin and Maritime Influence on Other Varieties -- Chapter III: On Leveling and Diversity in the Early Period -- Chapter IV: Southern Appalachia: Social Considerations of Speech -- Chapter V: Immigrants - Some of Them Involuntary -- Chapter VI: Frontier Speechways - Old and New -- Chapter VII: The Effect of the Frontier on the Lexicon of Gambling, Drinking, Smoking, and Other Vices -- Chapter VIII: The Changing Relationship between Movement and Innovation: the Railroads -- Chapter IX: The Special Variety and the Norm -- Chapter X: Puerto Rico: Bicolonialism and Bilingualism -- Chapter XI: A World Language - and How to Understand It -- References -- Index -- Backmatter |
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