Understanding St. Louis’ Love for Hoosier
While the American English demonym hoosier refers to Indiana residents, it means “poor, rural, white trash” in St. Louis, Missouri. This paper uses discourse analysis of several texts across a range of registers and formalities to explore why its use persists despite less-localized alternatives (re...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2018-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2138 |