Race and the Rise of Standard American

By:

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio

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Hardback

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Language, Power and Social Process [Lpsp]

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This study examines the effect of race-consciousness upon the pronunciation of American English and upon the ideology of standardization in the 20th 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 should be of interest to scholars and students in linguistics, American studies, cultural studies, Jewish studies, and studies in race, class and gender.

Author Biography:

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

Release date NZ

June 7th, 2002

Author

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Professional & Vocational

Pages

258

Series

Language, Power and Social Process [Lpsp]

Dimensions

155x230x29

ISBN-13

9783110171891

Product ID

5313403

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