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Speaking Pittsburghese the story of a dialect

Title
Speaking Pittsburghese [electronic resource] : the story of a dialect / Barbara Johnstone.
Author
Johnstone, Barbara.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xxii, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguists
Uniform Title
Speaking Pittsburghese (Online)
Alternative Title
Speaking Pittsburghese (Online)
Subject
  • English language > Dialects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
  • Americanisms > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
  • Sociolinguistics > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
  • Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.) > Languages
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Pittsburgh speech and Pittsburghese -- Yinz are in Stiller Country: Dialect, Place, and Social Meaning in Language -- From Pittsburgh Speech To Pittsburghese -- Perceiving Pittsburghese -- Linking Dialect and Place in Interaction -- Pittsburghese in the Media -- Selling Pittsburghese -- Performing Pittsburghese -- The History of Yinz and the Outlook for Pittsburghese.
LCCN
2013019337
OCLC
ssj0001004197
Author
Johnstone, Barbara.
Title
Speaking Pittsburghese [electronic resource] : the story of a dialect / Barbara Johnstone.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Series
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguists
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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