Date: 01 Dec 97 13:10:15 CST

From: TWRIGHT TWRIGHT[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ACCDVM.ACCD.EDU

Subject: Southern Dialectology



Does anyone know of a good reference work in Southern (U.S.)

dialectology? Specifically, I am looking for a descriptive work on

the phonological and syntactic characteristics of Southern dialect(s).

Even fairly old references would be welcome if they were done from the

standpoint of descriptive linguistics. Of course there are plenty of

prosaic and pre-theoretical descriptions of Southern speech, but I'm

looking for something rigorous done by a linguist. Works on a

specific dialect within what we consider "Southern English" would be

welcome, or works on Southern English in general.



Thanks!



- Tony Wright twright[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]accdvm.accd.edu

St. Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas