Heartland English Variation and Transition in the American Midwest

This admirable collection of 17 essays on dialectical variation is unified by the desire to discredit the myth of 'General American' - that English in the Midwest is uniform and may even constitute a 'Standard English.' The methods employed in these studies and their results are consistently interesting and informative. - Choice ""This is a much-needed book, one just chock full of interesting studies."" - American Speech ""The language of the Midwest here receives a first comprehensive survey.... A well-edited, stimulating collection which will convince readers that the Midwest is worth closer inspection - linguistically and otherwise."" - English Wide-World