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Handbook of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States
Handbook of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States
Author: William A. Kretzschmar Jr., Virginia G. McDavid, Theodore K. Lerud, Ellen Johnson
Who uses "skeeter hawk," "snake doctor," and "dragonfly" to refer to the same insect? Who says "gum band" instead of "rubber band"? The answers can be found in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS), the largest single survey of regional and social differences in spoken American English. It covers the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226452821
ISBN-10: 0226452824
Publication Date: 10/1/1993
Pages: 470
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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