期刊名称：Indiana University Working Papers in Linguistics
印刷版ISSN：1524-2110
出版年度：2019
卷号：19
期号：2
页码：10-12
语种：English
出版社：Indiana University Linguistics Club
摘要：This article provides an etiological account of the usage of the word "volunteer", making a special reference to the State of Tennessee. The article suggests that the military explanation for the nickname “the Volunteer State” may be completely secondary replacing its agricultural origin.
