Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 /
Johnson, Ellen, 1959-
Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 / Lexical change & variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 Ellen Johnson. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages) : maps - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-302) and index.
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.
0585178267 (electronic bk.) 9780585178264 (electronic bk.) 9780817384500 (e-book) 0817384502 (e-book) (alk. paper)
Lexicology.
English language--Variation--Southern States.
English language--Dialects--Southern States.
Language and culture--Southern States.
Americanisms--Southern States.
Linguistic change.
Anglais (Langue)--Variation--États-Unis (Sud)
Anglais (Langue)--Dialectes--États-Unis (Sud)
Langage et culture--États-Unis (Sud)
Changement linguistique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
Americanisms.
English language--Dialects.
English language--Variation.
Language and culture.
Lexicology.
Linguistic change.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE2924 / .J64 1996eb
427/.975
Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 / Lexical change & variation in the southeastern United States, 1930-1990 Ellen Johnson. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages) : maps - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-302) and index.
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.
0585178267 (electronic bk.) 9780585178264 (electronic bk.) 9780817384500 (e-book) 0817384502 (e-book) (alk. paper)
Lexicology.
English language--Variation--Southern States.
English language--Dialects--Southern States.
Language and culture--Southern States.
Americanisms--Southern States.
Linguistic change.
Anglais (Langue)--Variation--États-Unis (Sud)
Anglais (Langue)--Dialectes--États-Unis (Sud)
Langage et culture--États-Unis (Sud)
Changement linguistique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
Americanisms.
English language--Dialects.
English language--Variation.
Language and culture.
Lexicology.
Linguistic change.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE2924 / .J64 1996eb
427/.975