TY - BOOK AU - Johnstone,Barbara AU - Baumgardt,Daniel AU - Eberhardt,Maeve AU - Kiesling,Scott F. TI - Pittsburgh speech and Pittsburghese T2 - Dialects of English [DOE] SN - 9781614511786 AV - PE3101.P4 J54 2015 U1 - 427/.974886 PY - 2015/// CY - Berlin PB - Walter de Gruyter KW - English language KW - Dialects KW - Pennsylvania KW - Pittsburgh KW - Americanisms KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Dialectes KW - Pennsylvanie KW - Sociolinguistique KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-112) and index; Geography, demography, and culture -- Phonetics and phonology -- Morphology and syntax -- Lexis and discourse -- African American English in Pittsburgh -- History and trajectory N2 - Linguists have sporadically noted peculiarities of pronunciation, lexis and morphosyntax in the speech of European Americans in the Pittsburgh area, and Pittsburgh speech, locally known as "Pittsburghese", has been a topic of discussion in the Pittsburgh area for decades. This variety has never before been systematically documented, however. The first and only scholarly book to describe Pittsburgh-area varieties of English, Pittsburgh Speech and Pittsburghese is an essential reference tool for anyone studying the dialect of the Pittsburgh area and the only textbook choice for anyone teaching about it UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1076637 ER -