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Drawing on established research on the diversity of early American Englishes in the South as well as ongoing sociolinguistic investigation, this volume demonstrates how generational dialect changes are attributable to shifts in socioeconomic structure. The author explores the diverse lower class of the small semi-rural, semi-industrial town of Griffin, Georgia, focusing on the complex intersections of occupation, heritage, and race. In the textile mill villages, the day-to-day interactions between residents reproduce the institutional practices of the mill; these contrast sharply with the loosely tied community of small farmers.
