Variation and change in geographically isolated communities: Appalachian English and Ozark English. Christian, D., Wolfram, W., & Dube, N. Technical Report ED246682, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, May, 1984.
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A study comparing the dialects of Ozark and Appalachian English addresses a possible relationship between the two dialects. The study compares selected structures in the two dialects in order to (1) examine similarities and differences, (2) investigate the behavior of a range of ages (10-70+) to determine patterns of change, (3) examine preservation patterns in each in light of increasing pressure to conform to mainstream norms, and (4) compare the two with other non-mainstream varieties as described in the literature. The data consist of tape-recorded speech samples from residents of the two areas. The report begins with an introductory chapter, a chapter on the historical and social context of the two settings, and a chapter on variation and language change. Subsequent chapters examine specific structures, including aspects of the auxiliary, personal datives, a-prefixing, patterns of irregular verb usage, and subject-verb concord. A concluding chapter and a list of references are
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	title = {Variation and change in geographically isolated communities: {Appalachian} {English} and {Ozark} {English}},
	shorttitle = {Variation and {Change} in {Geographically} {Isolated} {Communities}},
	url = {http://eric.ed.gov/?q=Variation+and+change+in+geographically+isolated+communities%3a+Appalachian+English+and+Ozark+English&id=ED246682},
	abstract = {A study comparing the dialects of Ozark and Appalachian English addresses a possible relationship between the two dialects. The study compares selected structures in the two dialects in order to (1) examine similarities and differences, (2) investigate the behavior of a range of ages (10-70+) to determine patterns of change, (3) examine preservation patterns in each in light of increasing pressure to conform to mainstream norms, and (4) compare the two with other non-mainstream varieties as described in the literature. The data consist of tape-recorded speech samples from residents of the two areas. The report begins with an introductory chapter, a chapter on the historical and social context of the two settings, and a chapter on variation and language change. Subsequent chapters examine specific structures, including aspects of the auxiliary, personal datives, a-prefixing, patterns of irregular verb usage, and subject-verb concord. A concluding chapter and a list of references are},
	language = {en},
	number = {ED246682},
	urldate = {2016-06-07},
	institution = {Center for Applied Linguistics},
	author = {Christian, Donna and Wolfram, Walt and Dube, Nanjo},
	month = may,
	year = {1984},
	keywords = {2016 Seminar, A-prefixing},
}

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