Digital Commons @ George Fox University Faculty Publications - Department of World Department of World Languages, Sociology & Languages, Sociology & Cultural Studies Cultural Studies 4-2-1999 The aN mes of Us English: Valley Girl, Cowboy, Yankee, Normal, Nasal, and Ignorant Laura Hartley George Fox University,
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[email protected]. 9 THE NAMES OF US ENGLISH: VALLEY GIRL, COWBOY, YANKEE, NORMAL, NASAL AND IGNORANT Laura C.Hartley and Dennis R.Preston 1 Standard US English A commonplace in United States (hereafter US) linguistics is that every region supports its own standard; none is the locus (or source) of the standard. Historically that is a fair assessment, for no long-term centre of culture, economy and government has dominated in the US. Falk puts it this way: In the United States there is no one regional dialect that serves as the model. What is considered standard English in New York City would not be considered standard in Forth Worth, Texas.