1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910712072303321

Autore

Stevens John Cyprian <1876->

Titolo

Surface water supply of the north Pacific coast drainage, 1906 / / by J. C. Stevens, Robert Follansbee, and E. C. La Rue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, , 1907

Washington : , : Government Printing Office

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Water-supply and irrigation papers of the United States Geological Survey ; ; 214

Soggetti

Water-supply - Pacific States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Work in Oregon done in cooperation with the State Engineer."

"Series P, Hydrographic progress reports, 68."

Includes tables.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This report contains information similar to that published in previous years under the title 'Report of progress of stream measurements'."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783232703321

Titolo

English in the southern United States / / edited by Stephen J. Nagle and Sara L. Sanders [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-13687-3

1-280-43648-4

0-511-17911-1

1-139-14898-2

0-511-06203-6

0-511-05570-6

0-511-30617-2

0-511-48671-5

0-511-07049-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Studies in English language

Disciplina

427/.975

Soggetti

English language - Southern States

English language - Southern States - Foreign elements - African

English language - Social aspects - Southern States

African Americans - Southern States - Languages

English language - Variation - Southern States

English language - Dialects - Southern States

African languages - Influence on English

Black English - Southern States

Americanisms - Southern States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. 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.

Sommario/riassunto

The English of the southern United States is possibly the most studied of any regional variety of any language because of its rich internal diversity, its distinctiveness among regional varieties in the United States, its significance as a marker of regional identity, and the general folkloric appeal of southern culture. However, most, if not all, books about Southern American English have been directed almost exclusively toward scholars already working in the field. This 2003 volume, written by a team of experts, many of them internationally known, provides a broad overview of the foundations of and research on language variation in the southern United States designed to invite inquiry and inquirers. It explores historical and cultural elements, iconic contemporary features, and changes in progress. Central themes, issues and topics of scholarly investigation and debate figure prominently throughout the volume. The extensive bibliography will facilitate continued research.