Sound Change and Social Structure in a Rural Community.

Frazer, Timothy C.

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Publication Date: 1983-Sep

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Sound Change and Social Structure in a Rural Community.

Frazer, Timothy C.

Language in Society, v12 n3 p313-28 Sep 1983

A study of 51 speakers in rural Illinois showed fronting and raising of (aw) to be considerably more advanced among countryside dwellers than among town residents. Discusses some of the social and economic changes contributing to this phonological shift. (EKN)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Usage, North American English, Phonology, Regional Dialects, Rural Urban Differences, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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