American voices : how dialects differ from coast to coast

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American voices : how dialects differ from coast to coast

edited by Walt Wolfram and Ben Ward

Blackwell, 2006

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references

収録内容

  • Language evolution or dying traditions? : the state of American dialects / Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes
  • Sounds of the South / Guy Bailey and Jan Tillery
  • Defining Appalachian English / Kirk Hazen and Ellen Fluharty
  • If these hills could talk (Smoky Mountains) / Christine Mallinson ... [et al.]
  • Doing the Charleston (South Carolina) / Maciej Baranowski
  • The Lone Star State of speech (Texas) / Guy Bailey and Jan Tillery
  • Speaking the Big Easy (New Orleans, LA) / Connie Eble
  • Sounds of Ole Man River (Memphis, TN) / Valerie Fridland
  • Yakking with the Yankees (New England) / Julie Roberts, Naomi Nagy, and Charles Boberg
  • Beantown babble (Boston, MA) / Jim Fitzpatrick
  • Mainely English / Jane S. Smith
  • Steel Town speak (Pittsburgh, PA) / Barbara Johnstone and Scott Kiesling
  • New York tawk (New York City, NY) / Michael Newman
  • Expressions of brotherly love (Philadelphia, PA) / Claudio Salvucci
  • Maple leaf rap (Canada) / J.K. Chambers
  • An introduction to Midwest English / Timothy C. Frazer
  • Straight talking from the heartland (Midwest) / Matthew J. Gordon
  • Words of the Windy City (Chicago, IL) / Richard Cameron
  • Different ways of talking in the Buckeye State (Ohio) / Beverly Olson Flanigan
  • Spirited speech (St. Louis, MO) / Thomas E. Murray
  • Saying ya to the yoopers (Michigan's Upper Peninsula) / Beth Simon
  • Getting real in the Golden State (California) / Penelope Eckert and Norma Mendoza-Denton
  • Desert dialect (Utah) / David Bowie and Wendy Morkel
  • Dialects in the mist (Portland, OR) / Jeff Conn
  • Arizona's not so standard English / Lauren Hall-Lew
  • Topics from the tropics (Hawai'i) / Miriam Meyerhoff
  • Speaking strictly roots (West Indies) / Renee Blake
  • Gullah Gullah islands (Sea Island, SC, GA) / Tracey L. Weldon
  • Islands of diversity (Bahamas) / Walt Wolfram ... [et al.]
  • Dialects in danger (Outer Banks, NC) / Walt Wolfram
  • Fighting the tide (Smith Island, MD) / Natalie Schilling-Estes
  • From cod to cool (Newfoundland, Canada) / Sandra Clarke
  • The world's loneliest dialect (Tristan da Cunha) / Daniel Schreier
  • Bridging the great divide (African American English) / John Baugh
  • When linguistic worlds collide (African American English) / Walt Wolfram and Benjamin Torbert
  • Talkin' with mi gente (Chicano English) / Carmen Fought
  • Stirring the linguistic gumbo (Cajun English) / Megan E. Melançon
  • From the brickhouse to the swamp (Lumbee vernacular English) / Walt Wolfram
  • More than just yada yada yada (Jewish English) / Cynthia Bernstein
  • Fading future for ferhoodled English (Pennsylvania German) / Marion Lois Huffines

内容説明・目次

内容説明

American Voices is a collection of short, readable descriptions of various American dialects, written by top researchers in the field. written by top researchers in the field and includes Southern English, New England speech, Chicano English, Appalachian English, Canadian English, and California English, among many others fascinating look at the full range of American social, ethnic, and regional dialects written for the lay person

目次

List of Illustrations. Preface. 1. Language Evolution or Dying Traditions. The State of American Dialects. (Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes). Part I The South. 2. Sounds of the South. (Guy Bailey and Jan Tillery). 3. Defining Appalachian English. (Kirk Hazen and Ellen Fluharty). 4. If these Hills Could Talk (Smoky Mountains). (Christine Mallinson, Becky Childs, Neal Hutcheson, and Bridget Anderson). 5. Doing the Charleston (South Carolina). (Maciej Baranowski). 6. The Lone Star State of Speech (Texas).(Guy Bailey and Jan Tillery). 7. Speaking the Big Easy (New Orleans, LA). (Connie Eble). 8. Sounds of Ole Man River (Memphis, TN). (Valerie Fridland). Part II The North. 9. Yakking with the Yankees (New England). (Julie Roberts, Naomi Nagy, and Charles Boberg). 10. Beantown Babble (Boston, MA). (Jim Fitzpatrick). 11. Mainely English. (Jane Smith). 12. Steel Town Speak (Pittsburgh, PA). (Barbara Johnstone and Scott Kiesling). 13. New Yawk Tawk (New York City, NY). (Michael Newman). 14. Expressions of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia, PA). (Claudio Salvucci). 15. Maple Leaf Rap (Canada). (J.K. Chambers). Part III The Midwest. 16. An Introduction to Midwest English. (Timothy C. Frazer). 17. Straight Talking from the Heartland (Midwest). (Matthew Gordon). 18. Words of the Windy City (Chicago, IL). (Richard Cameron). 19. Different Ways of Talking in the Buckeye State (Ohio). (Beverly Flanigan). 20. Spirited Speech (St. Louis, MO). (Tom Murray). 21. Saying Ya to the Yoopers (Michigan's Upper Peninsula). (Beth Simon). Part IV The West. 22. Getting Real in the Golden State (California). (Penelope Eckert and Norma Mendoza- Denton). 23. Desert Dialect (Utah). (Davie Bowie and Wendy Morkel). 24. Dialects in the Mist (Portland, OR). (Jeff Conn). 25. Arizona's not so Standard English. (Lauren Lew-Hall). Part V Islands. 26. Topics from the Tropics (Hawai'i). (Miriam Meyerhoff). 27. Speaking Strictly Roots (West Indies). (Renee Blake). 28. Gullah Gullah Islands (Sea Island, SC, GA). (Tracey Weldon). 29. Islands of Diversity (Bahamas). (Walt Wolfram, Becky Childs, Jeffrey Reaser, and Ben Torbert). 30. Dialect in Danger (Outer Banks, NC). (Walt Wolfram). 31. Fighting the Tide (Smith Island, MD). (Natalie Schilling-Estes). 32. From Cod to Cool (Newfoundland, Canada). (Sandra Clark). 33. The World's Loneliest Island (Tristan de Cunha). (Daniel Schreier). Sociocultural Dialects. 34. Bridging the Great Divide (African American English). (John Baugh). 35. When Languages Collide (African American English). (Walt Wolfram and Benjamin Torbert). 36. Talking with mi Gente (Chicano English). (Carmen Fought). 37. Stirring the Linguistic Gumbo (Cajun English). (Megan Melancon). 38. From the Brickhouse to the Swamp (Lumbee Vernacular English). (Walt Wolfram). 39. More than just yada, yada, yada (Jewish English). (Cynthia Bernstein). 40. Fading Future for Ferhoodled English (Pennsylvania German). (Lois Huffines). Notes on Contributors.

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