S marks the spot? Regional variation and early African American correspondence

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-131

  Van Herk, Gerard ^a   Walker, James A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33644589196     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394505050052     Document Type: Article

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