Thomas, Erik R.,

An acoustic analysis of vowel variation in New World English / Erik R. Thomas. - ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 85 . - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 85. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-228) and index.

Vowel variants in new world English -- Whites from the north -- Whites from the southeast -- White Anglos from the South-Central states -- African Americans -- Mexican Americans -- Native Americans -- Appendix A. Location of speaker's hometown -- Appendix B. International phonetic alphabet.

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English language--Vowels
English language--Variation--United States
English language--Pronunciation.--United States

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