DAHNTAHN” Pittsburgh

Monophthongal /Aw and Representations of Localness in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Bibliographic Data

ID6032063
AuthorsBarbara Johnstone (0000-0002-1916-3155, Carnegie Mellon University), Neeta Bhasin (Carnegie Mellon University), Denise Wittkofski (Carnegie Mellon University)
Year2002
Volume77
Issue2
Pages148-166
Publication date2002-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Speech (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/00031283-77-2-148
OpenAlexW2080168490
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited16

In this paper we report on an exploratory study of the history of the monophthongization of the diphthong /aw/ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We suggest that the persistence of this feature may be linked to the dominant role it plays in print representations of local-sounding speech. In sketching the history of the variable (aw) in the speech of working-class male Pittsburghers as far back as 1850 or so, this study contributes to the small body of descriptive and historical research about the North Midland speech of Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. In addition, the study contributes to the growing sociolinguistic literature exploring the linguistic correlates of the rapid social and economic changes of the last few decades and their effects on people's senses of self and place

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