Where are the dialects of American English at anyhow?

American Speech

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Preston, Dennis R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2542619091     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-78-3-235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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