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Speaking Pittsburghese : the story of a dialect /
This book explores the history of Pittsburghese, the local dialect of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area as it is imagined and used by Pittsburghers. Sociolinguist Barbara Johnstone asks what happened during the second half of the 20th century to reshape a largely unnoticed way of speaking in the sou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Oxford studies in sociolinguists.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book explores the history of Pittsburghese, the local dialect of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area as it is imagined and used by Pittsburghers. Sociolinguist Barbara Johnstone asks what happened during the second half of the 20th century to reshape a largely unnoticed way of speaking in the southwestern Pennsylvania region into a highly visible urban 'dialect' called Pittsburghese, linked to local identity so strongly that Pittsburghese is alluded to almost every time people talk about what Pittsburgh is like or what it means to be a Pittsburgher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199945696 0199945691 1299966705 9781299966703 9780199369836 0199369836 |