Words, Woods, Woyds: Variation and Accommodation in Schwar Realization among African American, White, and Houma Men in Southern Louisiana

Thea R. Strand; Michael Wroblewski; Mary K. Good

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Words, Woods, Woyds: Variation and Accommodation in Schwar Realization among African American, White, and Houma Men in Southern Louisiana

Thea R. Strand, Michael Wroblewski, Mary K. Good

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of English Linguistics
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424210373040
State	Published - Sep 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sociology

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