INDIAN vs. INJUN

[Dennis R. Preston]

>Hmmmmmmmm.

dInIs



>In a message dated 1/10/2001 8:55:28 AM, preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU writes:
>
><< >This is a really interesting observation. It would appear that the
>>fast (allegro) speech pronunciation (not "dialect" I suspect) form
>>of "Indian" has given rise to a new "ordinary" (i.e., non-allegro)
>>form (which has become pejorative). Dialect forms which have had a
>>similar fate (but which better fit the definition suggested here)
>>would include Jimmy Carter's EYE-talian, for example. >>
>
>And if you say INDIANAN fast enough, it comes uot HOOSIER?

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