Northern Arizona University: Capturing Language, One Conversation at a Time
December 05, 2023
December 05, 2023
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
Y'all.
Or is it "all y'all?"
Can you guess where I'm from based on my use of that handy little contraction? Or whether I'm talking to my boss or my friend?
Conversational American English is a constantly shifting collection of billions of words, and the words we choose, the order we use them and how we pronounce them communicates as much as w . . .
Y'all.
Or is it "all y'all?"
Can you guess where I'm from based on my use of that handy little contraction? Or whether I'm talking to my boss or my friend?
Conversational American English is a constantly shifting collection of billions of words, and the words we choose, the order we use them and how we pronounce them communicates as much as w . . .