Language Variety in the New South - Contemporary Perspectives on Change and Variation (Paperback)

Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014. Focusing on the ongoing changes and surprising continuities associated with the contemporary South, the contributors use innovative methodologies to pave new pathways for understanding the social dynamics that shape the language in the South today. Along with the editors, contributors to the volume include Agnes Bolonyai, Katie Carmichael, Phillip M. Carter, Becky Childs, Danica Cullinan, Nathalie Dajko, Catherine Evans Davies, Robin Dodsworth, Hartwell S. Francis, Kirk Hazen, Anne H. Charity Hudley, Neal Hutcheson, Alex Hyler, Mary Kohn, Christian Koops, William A. Kretzschmar Jr., Sonja L. Lanehart, Andrew Lynch, Ayesha M. Malik, Christine Mallinson, Jim Michnowicz, Caroline Myrick, Michael D. Picone, Dennis R. Preston, Paul E. Reed, Joel Schneier, James Shepherd, Erik R. Thomas, Sonya Trawick, and Tracey L. Weldon.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Jeffrey Reaser • Eric Wilbanks • Karissa Wojcik • Walt Wolfram
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-3880-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > History > History of other lands
LSN:	1-4696-3880-0
Barcode:	9781469638805

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