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Linguistic planets of belief : mapping language attitudes in the American South /

"There are many subtle and not so subtle cues that allow people to make decisions about who a person is, but nothing is as common or as telling as someone's speech. Linguistic Planets of Belief presents a way for people to notice, examine, and question the role language plays in identifyin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bounds, Paulina (Author), Cramer, Jennifer (Author), Tamasi, Susan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Southern States.
English language > Social aspects > Southern States.
English language > Variation > Southern States.
Language and culture > Southern States.
English language > Dialects.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Variation.
Southern States.
Table of Contents:
  • Concepts of Beliefs
  • Perceptual Dialectology and the Power of Labelling
  • Planet USA: South versus Others
  • Southern Planet: Hicks, Hillbillies, and Rednecks?
  • Local planet: The View from Home
  • Conclusions.