Appalachian English in southern Indiana? The evidence from verbal -s

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-280

  José, Brian ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49149094590     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394507000130     Document Type: Article

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