Race and the Rise of Standard American: 7 (Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP], 7) - Hardcover

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9783110171891: Race and the Rise of Standard American: 7 (Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP], 7)
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ISBN 10: 3110171899 ISBN 13: 9783110171891
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton, 2002

Synopsis

This study examines the effect of race-consciousness upon the pronunciation of American English and upon the ideology of standardization in the twentieth century. It shows how the discourses of prescriptivist pronunciation, the xenophobic reaction against immigration to the eastern metropolises- especially New York - and the closing of the western frontier together constructed an image of the American West and Midwest as the locus of proper speech and ethnicity. This study is of interest to scholars and students in linguistics, American studies, cultural studies, Jewish studies, and studies in race, class, and gender.

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About the Author

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio is Associate Professor at the University of Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3110171899
ISBN 13 
9783110171891
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
270

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ISBN 10:  3110171902 ISBN 13:  9783110171907
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