Brooklynese in N.O.

[Laurence Horn]

>And I recall t-shirts from the early 1970s: "I Am NOT a guy."
>
>Bethany

Yes, but the language has definitely changed in this respect over the
last 30 years, for better or worse.

Larry

>
>On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Laurence Horn wrote:
>
>>>A couple of years ago I read a letter to the editor of The Oregonian
>>>(Portland) headed "Women are not guys."  I don't remember it being
>>>impassioned, and I don't remember the precise argument, but the writer was
>>>a woman and her premise was at least mildly feminist.
>>>
>>>Peter Mc.
>>
>>I'll second Jon's recommendation for anyone interested in that side
>>of the issue (it's around p. 202 in the 1997 Hofstadter book).  For
>>the other side, there's Clancy's _American Speech_ article:
>>
>>Clancy, Steven J. (1999)  The ascent of guy.  American Speech 74: 282-97.