Effects of Selected American Regional Dialects Upon Regional Audience Members.

Mulac, Anthony; Rudd, Mary Jo

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Publication Date: 1977

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Effects of Selected American Regional Dialects Upon Regional Audience Members

Mulac, Anthony; Rudd, Mary Jo

Communication Monographs, 44, 3, 185-195, Aug 77

Investigates speech norms in the United States by determining the effects of three American regional dialects on the attitudes towards speakers held by audience members from the same three regions. Includes selected dialects represented by General American, Appalachian, and Bostonian dialects. (MH)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Audiences, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Norms, North American English, Regional Dialects, Speech Habits

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