Utah English

Is English in Utah truly unique? If so, what makes it different? Which stereotypes about how Utahns...
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Author: David Ellingson Eddington
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Language: English
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Utah English by Eddington, David Ellingson

Utah English

$60.28

Utah English

$60.28
Author: David Ellingson Eddington
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Is English in Utah truly unique? If so, what makes it different? Which stereotypes about how Utahns speak are completely off base and which are accurate? To answer these questions, linguist David Eddington surveyed more than 1,700 Utahns in an effort to better understand and systematize the peculiarities of English spoken in the Beehive State. This resulting book is a sophisticated data analysis that presents results in an accessible and often humorous fashion.

Utah is linguistically interesting for a variety of reasons. The massive numbers of immigrants who flocked there in the first years of European settlement, its relative isolation until completion of the transcontinental railroad, and its large Latter-day Saint population signaled greater linguistic commonality than is often the case in other western states. The book argues that religious affiliation, or lack thereof, might particularly play a role in the features that make up Utah English.

An accessible study of dialect in Utah, this book explores how social and geographic factors influence the pronunciations and regional expressions that characterize Utah English. Reflecting years of dealing with misconceptions about dialect both in and out of the classroom, Eddington covers vocabulary, individual words, syntax, vowels, and consonants, blending a serious and sometimes humorous approach to his research.

Author: David Ellingson Eddington
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 08/31/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781647691097

About the Author

David Ellingson Eddington is professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, where he specializes in experimental linguistics and the Spanish language. A Utah native, he received a PhD from the University of Texas-Austin and is the author of Statistics for Linguists: A Step-by-Step Guide for Novices and Spanish Phonology and Morphology.


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