{"product_id":"yooper-talk-kathryn-a-remlinger-9780299312541","title":"Yooper Talk: Dialect as Identity in Michigan's Upper Peninsula","description":"\u003ci\u003eYooper Talk\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and significant contribution to understanding regional language and culture in North America. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan-known as \"the UP\"-is historically, geographically, and culturally distinct. Struggles over land, labor, and language during the last 150 years have shaped the variety of English spoken by resident Yoopers, as well as how they are viewed by outsiders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on sixteen years of fieldwork, including interviews with seventy-five lifelong residents of the UP, Kathryn Remlinger examines how the idea of a unique Yooper dialect emerged. Considering UP English in relation to other regional dialects and their speakers, she looks at local identity, literacy practices, media representations, language attitudes, notions of authenticity, economic factors, tourism, and contact with immigrant and Native American languages. The book also explores how a dialect becomes a recognizable and valuable commodity: Yooper talk (or \"Yoopanese\") is emblazoned on t-shirts, flags, postcards, coffee mugs, and bumper stickers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eYooper Talk\u003c\/i\u003e explains linguistic concepts with entertaining examples for general readers and also contributes to interdisciplinary discussions of dialect and identity in sociolinguistics, anthropology, dialectology, and folklore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn A. Remlinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299312542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299312541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Kathryn A. Remlinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946398908671,"sku":"9780299312541","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_23f3e07a-7958-454a-bba1-5541b339b18f.jpg?v=1681512922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yooper-talk-kathryn-a-remlinger-9780299312541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}