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Throughout American history, violence has been more common in
southern and western states than in northern states. Violence
continues to be viewed more positively and constructively in
these regions. This paper tests whether these regional
differences in violent behaviors and attitudes have had
linguistic consequences, in particular for name usage. Study
1 shows that place names in the South and West are more
likely than place names in the North to begin with violent
words like "gun" (e.g., Gun Point, FL) and "war" (e.g., War,
WV). Study 2 extends this phenomenon beyond place name
"fossils" to contemporary name choices by showing that
business names in the South and West are more likely than
those in the North to begin with violent words. Implications
of these naming patterns for the maintenance of regional
differences in violence are discussed.
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date: 1999-03
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title: Regional Naming Patterns and the Culture of Honor
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