Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect

by Barbara Johnstone

This book explores the history of Pittsburghese, the language of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area as it is imagined and used by Pittsburghers. Pittburghese is linked to local identity so strongly that it is alluded to almost every time people talk about what Pittsburgh is like, or what it means to be a Pittsburgher. But what happened during the second half of the 20th century to reshape a largely unnoticed way of speaking into this highly visible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199945705
• ISBN13: 9780199945702
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"