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In:The Sounds of New Orleans: A sociophonetic study
Dana Serditova
[Varieties of English Around the World G74] 2026
► pp. 7–45

Chapter 2
Introducing /nuːˈɔːrlənz/

Historical and socioeconomic context

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Article outline

2.1Foundations and transformations: New Orleans’ early history
2.2Path to Americana: Change and identity in New Orleans
2.3New Orleans from Civil War to reconstruction
2.4Urban expansion and innovation: New Orleans
in the early 20th century
2.5Navigating crisis and change: New Orleans
from the 1930s to the 1980s
2.6New Orleans today: The post-Katrina era
2.7Creoles in New Orleans
2.8New Orleans’ neighborhoods
- French Quarter
- Uptown
- Mid-City
- Lower Ninth Ward
- Gentilly
- New Orleans East
- Chalmette
Notes