Annotated Bibliography of Southern American English by James ... - 9780817359362

Annotated Bibliography of Southern American EnglishAuthor(s): James B. McMillan, Michael B. Montgomery\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817359362, 978-0817359362\nSynopsis\nA collection of the total range of scholarly and popular writing on English as spoken from Maryland to Texas and from Kentucky to Florida.\n\nThe only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word play, and other aspects of language that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries. Compiled here are the works of linguists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators, as well as popular commentators.\n\nWith over 3,800 entries, this invaluable resource is a testament to the significance of Southern speech, long recognized as a distinguishing feature of the South, and the abiding interest o.