Small-Town Values and Big-City Vowels: A Study of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan

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PADS #84 This book presents a sociolinguistic study of the Northern Cities Shift, a complex pattern of vowel changes heard across the traditional Inland North dialect region of the United States. The study reports on how residents of small towns are reacting to these changes, which are associated with urban speech. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative evidence, the author offers a richly detailed account of the sociolinguistic distribution...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0822364786

ISBN13:9780822364788

Release Date:March 2000

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:229 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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