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‘Backwards talk’ in Smith Island, Maryland 马里兰州史密斯岛的“倒着说话”

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-07-11 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9412530

Natalie Schilling

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Differences in final /z/ realization in Southwest and Northern Virginia 弗吉尼亚州西南部和北部的最终/z/实现差异

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-07-11 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9308362

R. Hargrave, Amy Southall, Abby Walker

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Complicating prevelar raising in the West 使西方的预防性饲养复杂化

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-07-11 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9412541

Lewis Esposito, Emily Lake

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A-prefixing in Linguistic Atlas Project data 语言地图集项目数据中的a前缀

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-07-11 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9308373

Allison Burkette, Lamont D. Antieau

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Pandialectal Learning 泛学

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9089613

Michelle D. Devereaux, C. Palmer, V. Thompson

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The Struggle is Real Every Single Day 挣扎是真实的每一天

IF 0.5 4区文学

American Speech Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1215/00031283-9142460

S. Lanehart

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Toward an Affective Perspective in Minoritized Youth-Centered Research and Education 情感视角下的未成年人研究与教育