Misrepresenting the American South

Bernstein, Cynthia

doi:10.1215/00031283-75-4-339

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“…The well documented history of the South ern stereotype operates along a continuum that highlights the disparate range of characteristics associated with the admired Southern gentlemen and the backward redneck (Bernstein, 2000;Reed, 1986). Although many of the common Southern pejoratives have a distant historical connotation (Hartigan, 2003), mass media con tinue to strengthen the stereotype's negative aspects through exploitation of the inferior Southerner (CookeJackson & Hansen, 2008).…”

Section: Perceptions Of Competency As a Function Of Accentmentioning

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Perceptions of Pain Tolerance and Preference for Social Support as Fuctions of Personality

Mican¹

2013

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“…Even at the syntactic level, variation within the same language has been observed. For example, the double modal "might could" is used in some dialects of southern American English (Bernstein, 2000;Fridland, 2006), although it would be considered ill formed or incorrect by speakers of the language from other regions. Dialects such as African American Vernacular English (AAVE, also known as Ebonics) deviate from Standard English with regard to features such as copula deletion (e.g., "She wrong") and subject-verb agreement (e.g., "He write poetry"; Labov, 1965).…”

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Regional Variation in the Use of Sarcasm

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Kreuz

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et al. 2008

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

116

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College students in New York and Tennessee participated in tasks designed to measure their use of sarcasm. They also provided definitions for the terms irony and sarcasm and completed part of a Sarcasm Self-Report Scale. Northern participants generated more sarcastic completions and chose more direct ironic statements than their Southern counterparts did. Regional differences accounted for a unique amount of variance when other demographic factors were controlled for. Northern and male participants self-reported using sarcasm more than Southern and female participants, respectively. Northern participants defined sarcasm as involving more humor than Southern participants. Correlations of the participants' use of sarcasm and the self-report measure revealed a moderate degree of metapragmatic awareness. This study is the first to demonstrate regional differences in the use of sarcasm, and possible reasons for these differences are discussed.

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English in the Southern United States

Nagle¹,

Sanders²

2003

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The English of the southern United States is possibly the most studied of any regional variety of any language because of its rich internal diversity, its distinctiveness among regional varieties in the United States, its significance as a marker of regional identity, and the general folkloric appeal of southern culture. However, most, if not all, books about Southern American English have been directed almost exclusively toward scholars already working in the field. This 2003 volume, written by a team of experts, many of them internationally known, provides a broad overview of the foundations of and research on language variation in the southern United States designed to invite inquiry and inquirers. It explores historical and cultural elements, iconic contemporary features, and changes in progress. Central themes, issues and topics of scholarly investigation and debate figure prominently throughout the volume. The extensive bibliography will facilitate continued research.

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Misrepresenting the American South

Abstract: This is the second of two issues marking the 75th anniversary of American Speech.

Cited by 18 publications

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Perceptions of Pain Tolerance and Preference for Social Support as Fuctions of Personality

Perceptions of Pain Tolerance and Preference for Social Support as Fuctions of Personality

Regional Variation in the Use of Sarcasm

English in the Southern United States

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