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Description

1. 1 online resource (xxii, 266 pages) : illustrations.

Series statement

1. Oxford Studies in Sociolinguists

Uniform title

1. Speaking Pittsburghese (Online)

Alternative title

1. Speaking Pittsburghese (Online)

Subject

1. English language > Dialects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
2. Americanisms > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
3. Sociolinguistics > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.)
4. Pittsburgh (Lancaster County, Pa.) > Languages

Contents

1. 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.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Johnstone, Barbara.

Title

1. Speaking Pittsburghese [electronic resource] : the story of a dialect / Barbara Johnstone.

Imprint

1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Series

1. Oxford Studies in Sociolinguists

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2013019337