Perceptual dialectology : nonlinguists' views of areal linguistics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Preston, Dennis R.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: De Gruyter Mouton,
Publisher Address: Berlin ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2011.
©1989
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Topics in sociolinguistics ; volume 7
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110871913
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Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 141 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783110871913
Index Number: P367
CLC: H07
Contents: Frontmatter --
Preface --
Foreword --
List of Abbreviations --
Chapter 1: The Study of Folk Perceptions of Language Differences: An Historical Account --
Chapter 2: Hawaiian Perceptions of United States Dialect Distribution --
Chapter 3: Where They Speak Correct English: The View from Southern Indiana --
Chapter 4: The Nicest English is in Indiana --
Chapter 5: The Perception of Language Variety in Brazil --
Chapter 6: Five Visions of America --
Chapter 7: Prospects --
References --
Index