"Heartland" English: Variation and Transition in the American MidwestTimothy C. Frazer University of Alabama Press, 1993 - 310 pages A scholarly treatment of English spoken in the Midwest, or the northern interior of the continental United States. Frazer and his contributors show that this is a complex region in which forces - old and new - have led to variety in the spoken language. |
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Power and Perception | 23 |
On Inland Northern and the Factors for Dialect | 49 |
Black English and Standard English in Chicago | 67 |
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