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Christina McBride PHD WINGS by Nina Sudimac is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This dissertation by Kristina Holland McBride explores the language attitudes of twelve professional women from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, focusing on their experiences with bidialectism between Standard American English (SAE) and Appalachian English (AE). The study reveals that while participants value their native vernacular as part of their identity, they also recognize the professional advantages of adopting SAE, leading to a complex relationship with both language varieties. Findings s

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Nina Sudimac

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