Talking American in the Midwest: Linguistic Diversity and Authenticity in the Twentieth-Century United States
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021875821000815
Abstract: During the early twentieth century – when the United States was receiving an influx of non-English-speaking immigrants, and “standardization” was a dominant, yet polarizing, concept – having a single national language that unified Americans became… read more here.
Keywords: american midwest; twentieth century; united states; century united ... See more keywords