Small-town values, big-city vowels: a study of northern cities shift in michigan
Auteur :
Gordon, Matthew J.
Éditeur :
Gordon, Matthew J.
ISBN :
9780822364788
Date de publication :
10 mars 2000
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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. This study reports on how residents of small towns are reacting to these changes, which are associated with urban speech.