Race and the Rise of Standard American
Thomas Paul Bonfiglio
De Gruyter, 2002
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This study examines the effect of race-consciousness upon the pronunciation of American English and upon the ideology of standardization in the 20th century. It shows how the image was constructed of the American West and Midwest as the locus of proper speech and ethnicity.
- ISBN-13
- 9783110171891
- ISBN-10
- 3110171899
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Year
- 2002
- Publication date
- 2002-06-07
- Pages
- 258
- Dimensions
- 230x155x
- Weight
- 603