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Montgomery, Michael B.; And Others – American Speech, 1989
Briefly explores the usage patterns of American English words, terms, or expressions such as "y'all" and other second plural pronouns, English conditionals, "greasy' by East-Central Pennsylvanians, who or whom, the genderless "-person" suffix, and Russianisms. (CB)
Descriptors: Dialects, Language Patterns, Language Variation, Lexicography