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This study examines the effect of race-consciousness upon the pronunciation of American English and upon the ideology of standardization in the twentieth century. It shows how the discourses of prescriptivist pronunciation, the xenophobic reaction against immigration to the eastern metropolises - especially New York - and the closing of the western frontier together constructed an image of the American West and Midwest as the locus of proper speech and ethnicity. This study is of interest to scholars and students in linguistics, American studies, cultural studies, Jewish studies, and studies in race, class, and gender.
ISBN
9783110171907
Publication Date
2002
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
City
Berlin, New York
Keywords
presciptivist pronunciation, xenophobic reaction, race relations, language standardization, language variation
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Disciplines
Modern Languages
Recommended Citation
Bonfiglio, Thomas Paul, "[Introduction to] Race and the Rise of Standard American" (2002). Bookshelf. 103.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/103
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