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Provides an interesting case study of dialect enregisterment and the relationship between language and cultural identity more broadly. --Michigan Historical Review Explores UP identity, driven by anecdotes and historical accounts. She goes beyond speech analysis, providing enough narrative and peninsula history to engage readers lacking a linguistics background. --City Pulse Undeniably a significant contribution to the study of a unique aspect of Michigan history and culture. . . . For those who are fascinated by language or Yooper culture and dialect, there is gold to be mined in this book. --Michigan in Books Offers a very thorough and long overdue discussion of the Yooper dialect. --Marquette Monthly

"Offers a very thorough and long overdue discussion of the Yooper dialect."""" - Marquette Monthly """"Undeniably a significant contribution to the study of a unique aspect of Michigan history and culture. . . . For those who are fascinated by language or Yooper culture and dialect, there is gold to be mined in this book."""" - Michigan in Books """"Explores UP identity, driven by anecdotes and historical accounts. She goes beyond speech analysis, providing enough narrative and peninsula history to engage readers lacking a linguistics background."""" - City Pulse """"Provides an interesting case study of dialect enregisterment and the relationship between language and cultural identity more broadly."""" - Michigan Historical Review"

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Kathryn Remlinger is a professor of English at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.

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