How We Talk: American Regional English Today

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How We Talk: American Regional English Today is now available online via Credo Reference.

How We Talk discussed the origins of American regional dialects, explaining why different parts of the country use different words to mean the same things (
carry versus tote, for example) or why the same words are pronounced differently in the South as opposed to the North.

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Kristina De Voe
English & Communications Librarian
Temple University Libraries