Yooper talk : dialect as identity in Michigan's Upper Peninsula /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Remlinger, Kathryn A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Series:Languages and folklore of the Upper Midwest.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Yoopers, Yooper talk, and English in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
  • Dialect and identity: a language ideology approach
  • Land, labor, and language: the roots of Upper Peninsula English
  • Sounding like a Yooper: the idea of a regional dialect
  • What it means to be a Yooper: authentic locals and ideal speakers
  • Yooperisms in tourism: selling the idea of a dialect
  • Recognize and recycle: regional dialects in the media.