The remote and isolated location of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, combined with contact among English, Finnish, French, Anishinaabemowin, and other languages, have shaped the variety known as “Yooper Talk” over the past 150 years. In this presentation, Dr. Kathryn Remlinger will discuss the history and development of “Yooper Talk” and will explain why it remains distinct from other varieties of American English.
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