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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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volume: 47
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