Words, Woods, Woyds: Variation And Accommodation In Schwar Realization Among African American, ...

Words, Woods, Woyds: Variation And Accommodation In Schwar Realization Among African American, White, And Houma Men In Southern Louisiana Thea R. Strand, Michael Wroblewski, and Mary K. Good, 2010   This study examines variation in the schwar realization for an area of rural Louisiana where local French varieties previously dominated and some bilingualism persists. A generational GoldVarb analysis of African American, white, and Houma (Native American) men’s speech reveals significant...

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