Language change in "conservative" dialects: The case of past tense BE in Southern enclave communities

American Speech

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Wolfram, Walt ^a,c   Schilling Estes, Natalie ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c N Carolina Lang and Life Project   (United States)

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EID: 2542623642     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-78-2-208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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