Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10460944 Language & Communication 2012 14 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Enregisterment and social meanings of Pittsburghese among local African Americans discussed. ► Process by which Pittsburghese becomes enregistered for African Americans detailed. ► Pittsburghese is raced and exclusionary, but African Americans participate in boundary creation.
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Enregisterment of Pittsburghese and the local African American community
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