| Description |
1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Concepts of belief -- Perceptions, beliefs, and stereotypes -- Interdisciplinary views on perception and belief -- Planets of belief -- Visualizing the metaphor -- Planets of belief against the world -- References -- Chapter 2 Perceptual dialectology and the power of labeling -- Introduction -- A history of perceptual dialectology -- Maps and labels -- Perceptual dialectology planets -- Understanding linguistic perception |
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Local identities: us vs. them -- Individuality of responses -- Local planets -- References -- Chapter 6 Making sense of our planets -- Introduction -- Comparing levels of scale -- Planets and perceptions -- The role of language and identity in perception -- How can this idea of planets be useful to non-experts? -- References -- Author index -- Subject index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- Chapter 3 Exploring Planet USA -- Introduction -- Scalability of maps and perceptions -- National-level maps -- Planet USA according to Tennessee informants -- West Coast -- Northwest -- The South -- The North -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Southern planets: Hicks, hillbillies, and rednecks? -- Introduction -- Where is the South? -- What's in a name? -- Why is the South so important? -- Who cares? -- References -- Chapter 5 Local planets: The view from home -- Introduction -- The nuances of place -- Think globally, act locally -- Perceptions of local in the South |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cramer, Jennifer
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Tamasi, Susan
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| ISBN |
9781351033817 |
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1351033816 |
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