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UNINA9910455047503321 |
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Johnson Ellen <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 [[electronic resource] /] / Ellen Johnson |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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0-8173-8450-2 |
0-585-17826-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Southern States - Lexicology |
English language - Variation - Southern States |
English language - Dialects - Southern States |
Language and culture - Southern States |
Americanisms - Southern States |
Linguistic change |
Electronic books. |
Southern States Languages |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Collection and Categorization of the Data; The Linguistic Variables and the Interview; The Social and Regional Variables; 2 Variation; Patterns of Variation; Statistical Methods; Special Topics; 3 Change; Statistical Methods; Change and Variation; Change in the Lexicon; 4 Culture and the Lexicon; The Lexicon as an Object of Study; Cultural Change and Lexical Change; Society and Language Variation; Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches; Appendix 2: Variants Associated with Regional or Social Groups |
Appendix 3: Variants Exhibiting Diachronic Change Appendix 4: Tallies and Selected Commentary; Appendix 5: Index of Variants by Question Number; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book discusses words used in the Southeast and how they have changed during the 20th century. It also describes how the lexicon |
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