Making Pittsburghese: Communication technology, expertise, and the discursive construction of a regional dialect

Language and Communication

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-15

  Johnstone, Barbara ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialect; Discourse; Expertise; Pittsburgh; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952036752     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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