24.1034, Media: Northern California Dialect 'Boontling' Nearing Extinction

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LINGUIST List: Vol-24-1034. Wed Feb 27 2013. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 24.1034, Media: Northern California Dialect 'Boontling' Nearing Extinction

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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:38:51
From: Brent Woo [bwoo at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Northern California Dialect 'Boontling' Nearing Extinction

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http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=24-1034.html&submissionid=8899426&topicid=21&msgnumber=1
 The San Francisco Chronicle reports that 'Boontling', a dialect of English spoken only in a small town in northern California, is down to 12 speakers. It can at times be unintelligible to mainstream American English speakers due to its unique jargon.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Boonville-s-quirky-dialect-fading-away-4308006.php



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