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American Voices: How Dialects Differ from Coast to Coast Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition

by Walt Wolfram (Editor); Ben Ward (Editor)


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American Voices is a collection of short, readable descriptions of various American dialects, written by top researchers in the field.

  • written by top researchers in the field and includes Southern English, New England speech, Chicano English, Appalachian English, Canadian English, and California English, among many others
  • fascinating look at the full range of American social, ethnic, and regional dialects written for the lay person

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Ever wanted to yak with the Yankees or speak the Big Easy? Well, travel with American Voices across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean to experience both familiar and little-known dialects that are thriving despite the homogenizing pressure exerted by our mass-communication culture. Edited by acclaimed linguist, Walt Wolfram, and consultant editor of Language Magazine, Ben Ward, this collection gives readers a new understanding of language diversity through an engaging look at regional, ethnic, and sociocultural dialects such as African American, Chicano, Cajun, and Jewish English.

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  • Title American Voices: How Dialects Differ from Coast to Coast
  • Author Walt Wolfram (Editor); Ben Ward (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 284
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.A
  • Date 2005-10-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781405121095 / 1405121092
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Variation - United States, English language - Dialects - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005017255
  • Dewey Decimal Code 427.973

About the author

Walt Wolfram is William C. Friday Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University.


Ben Ward is Consultant Editor of Language Magazine, the Journal of Communication and Education.

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