TY - BOOK AU - Wolfram,Walt AU - Schilling-Estes,Natalie TI - American English: dialects and variation T2 - Language in society SN - 9781405112659 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - PE2841 .W63 2006 U1 - 427/.973 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - English language KW - Dialects KW - United States KW - Variation KW - Americanisms N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [410]-431) and index; Dialects, standards, and vernaculars -- Why dialects? -- Levels of dialect -- Dialects in the United States : past, present, and future -- Regional dialects -- Social and ethnic dialects -- African American English -- Gender and language variation -- Dialects and style -- On the applications of dialect study -- Dialect awareness : extending applications UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009840.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2005009840-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2005009840-d.html ER -