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Jan 3, 2018 · A survey of more than 30,000 people, turned into a series of maps, showcase the linguistic quirks that make American English such a fascinating dialect.
There are 8 major English dialect areas in North America, listed below the map at left. These are shown in blue, each with its number, on the map and in the Dialect Description Chart below, and are also outlined with blue lines on the map.
Map 1 shows four major dialect regions: the Inland North, the South, the West, and the Midland. The first three show a relatively uniform development of the three major sound shifts of American English, each moving in different directions.
A National Map of the Regional Dialects of American English, by William Labov, Sharon Ash and Charles Boberg. This paper presents the overall results of the Telsur Project in responding to the question, "How many dialects of American English are there?" and "Where are the boundaries located?"
Dec 21, 2013 · What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer all the questions below to see your personal dialect map.
Dec 21, 2013 · What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer the questions to see your personal dialect map.
More than a decade ago, Robert Delaney, a reference associate at Long Island University, put together this map of the 24 regions of American English:
Apr 15, 2013 · (Of course, some sentences like, "Me are a educated person," would be incorrect in every dialect.) American dialects come in many flavors. The map and list below show the major (and a few minor) geographic dialects and subdialects of English spoken in the United States.
Dialects in the United States: Past, Present, and Future. In an important sense, dialects simultaneously reflect the past, the present, and the future. The present configuration of American dialects is still very much in touch with its past patterns, and their future development no doubt will build on present dialect contours.
Jan 3, 2018 · A survey of more than 30,000 people, turned into a series of maps, showcase the linguistic quirks that make American English such a fascinating dialect.
