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Is English in Utah truly unique? If so, what makes it different?
What stereotypes about how Utahns speak are completely off base?
Which are accurate? To answer these questions, linguist David
Ellingson Eddington surveyed more than 1,700 Utahns in an effort to
better understand and systematize the peculiarities of English
spoken in the Beehive State. This resulting book is sophisticated,
accessible, and often humorous; it’s the kind of work that
professional linguists, students, and general audiences can use and
enjoy. Utah is linguistically interesting for a variety of reasons,
including the massive numbers of immigrants who flocked to Utah
Territory in the first years of its settlement; its relative
isolation from 1847 until the transcontinental railroad was
finished in 1869; and the fact that so many Utahns belong to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—giving them greater
commonality than is often the case. Notably, the book argues that
particular religious affiliation, or lack thereof, might play a
part in how you use the features that make up Utah English. An
accessible study of dialect in Utah, this book explores how social
and geographic factors influence the pronunciations and regional
expressions that characterize Utah English. Reflecting years of
dealing with misconceptions about dialect both in and out of the
classroom, Eddington covers vocabulary, individual words, syntax,
vowels, and consonants, blending a serious and sometimes humorous
approach to his research.
Is English in Utah truly unique? If so, what makes it different?
What stereotypes about how Utahns speak are completely off base?
Which are accurate? To answer these questions, linguist David
Ellingson Eddington surveyed more than 1,700 Utahns in an effort to
better understand and systematize the peculiarities of English
spoken in the Beehive State. This resulting book is sophisticated,
accessible, and often humorous; it’s the kind of work that
professional linguists, students, and general audiences can use and
enjoy. Utah is linguistically interesting for a variety of reasons,
including the massive numbers of immigrants who flocked to Utah
Territory in the first years of its settlement; its relative
isolation from 1847 until the transcontinental railroad was
finished in 1869; and the fact that so many Utahns belong to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—giving them greater
commonality than is often the case. Notably, the book argues that
particular religious affiliation, or lack thereof, might play a
part in how you use the features that make up Utah English. An
accessible study of dialect in Utah, this book explores how social
and geographic factors influence the pronunciations and regional
expressions that characterize Utah English. Reflecting years of
dealing with misconceptions about dialect both in and out of the
classroom, Eddington covers vocabulary, individual words, syntax,
vowels, and consonants, blending a serious and sometimes humorous
approach to his research.
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