Lexical Change and Variation in the Southeastern United States, 1930-1990

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Copyright © 1996 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Map 6, on p. 54, is from Hans Kurath, A Word Geography of the Eastern United States (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1949). Used by permission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnson, Ellen, 1959– Lexical change and variation in the southeastern United States, 1930–1990/ Ellen Johnson p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8173-0794-X (alk. paper) 1. English language-Southern States—Lexicology. 2. English language— Variation—Southern States. 3. English language—Dialects­ —Southern States. 4. Language and culture—Southern States. 5. Americanisms—Southern States. 6. Linguistic change. I. Title. PE2924.J64 1996 427'.975—dc20 95-31808 ISBN 978-0-8173-0794-3 (alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8173-8450-0 (electronic) This book is dedicated to Thomas. ...