Mapping a dialect "mixturyr": Vowel phonology of African American and white men in rural Southern louisiana

American Speech

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 94, 2010, Pages 48-72

  Wroblewski, Michael ^a   Strand, Thea ^b   Dubois, Sylvie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950153450     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: 15272133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-supplement_94-1-48     Document Type: Article

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