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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog alternative "Lexical change & variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b9733215.
- catalog coverage "Southern States Languages.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-302) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 318 p. :".
- catalog identifier "081730794X (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,".
- catalog spatial "Southern States Languages.".
- catalog spatial "Southern States".
- catalog spatial "Southern States.".
- catalog subject "427/.975 20".
- catalog subject "Americanisms Southern States.".
- catalog subject "English language Dialects Southern States.".
- catalog subject "English language Southern States Lexicology.".
- catalog subject "English language Variation Southern States.".
- catalog subject "Language and culture Southern States.".
- catalog subject "Lexicology.".
- catalog subject "Linguistic change.".
- catalog subject "PE2924 .J64 1996".
- catalog title "Lexical change & variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990".
- catalog title "Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 / Ellen Johnson.".
- catalog type "text".