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Peer reviewedSeguy, Jean – Langue Francaise, 1973
Special issue on French dialects. (RL)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, French, Lexicology
Peer reviewedSimoni-Aurembou, Marie-Rose – Langue Francaise, 1973
Special issue on French dialects. (RL)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, French, Lexicology
Peer reviewedHeiser, Mary Margaret – Linguistics, 1972
Shortened version of this paper was presented in New York, N.Y., March 14, 1970, at the Fifteenth Annual National Conference on Linguistics sponsored by The International Linguistic Association. (RS)
Descriptors: Atlases, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects
Peer reviewedGiacomo-Marcellesi, Mathee – Langue Francaise, 1973
Special issue on French dialects. (RL)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, French, Italian
Peer reviewedDillard, J. L. – Linguistics, 1974
Descriptors: Atlases, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Geographic Distribution
Peer reviewedCassidy, Frederic G. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dictionaries, Distinctive Features (Language), Geographic Distribution
Peer reviewedTrudgill, Peter – Language in Society, 1974
It is argued that findings and techniques from both sociolinguistics and theoretical geography can aid in improving descriptions of geographical variation in language. Social and spatial characteristics of language change may thereby be better explained. (CK)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, English, Geographic Concepts
Peer reviewedAllen, Harold B. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Atlases, Charts, Dialect Studies, Geographic Regions
Kurath, Hans – 1967
This study, based on the "Linguistic Atlas," is concerned with the regional and local vocabulary of the Eastern United States. This geographically restricted vocabulary is in daily use among millions of Americans in all walks of life and characterizes them as New Englanders, Pennsylvanians, West Virginians, Virginians, North Carolinians,…
Descriptors: Atlases, Charts, Dialect Studies, Geographic Regions
Peer reviewedVan Riper, William R. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Disputes use of the term General American'' because of the excessive breadth of its scope and its indefiniteness; article is part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Geographic Regions, Language Classification
Download full textAllen, Harold B. – 1967
Today, the study of regional and social dialects is offering valuable assistance to language teachers. Although studies comprehending all regions of the United States are still unrealized, linguistic geographers have undertaken comprehensive field studies of many regional language variations, making available (1) atlases describing the regional…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, English Instruction
Pederson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1974
The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) Project is a survey of regional and social dialects in eight southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. This manual has been prepared both for those who will conduct the research and for those who are interested in the aims and methods of the…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language)
Baird, Scott – 1987
The "Southwest" dialect, previously isolated in San Antonio, Texas, has been isolated south of that area. Data were drawn from the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) and interviews with ten lower-middle/upper-lower class informants. Seven communities were represented by seven female and three male English speakers (four…
Descriptors: Atlases, Geographic Distribution, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Carlson, David R. – 1965
A study was undertaken "to determine the extent and nature of change, if any, in the speech of two New England communities" since the fieldwork for the "Linguistic Atlas of New England" (LANE) was completed in 1932. Two rural communities, Granby and Deerfield, Massachusetts, were re-visited in order to interview the same three…
Descriptors: American Culture, Atlases, Community Surveys, Dialect Studies
Metcalf, Allan A.; And Others – 1971
This booklet points out some of the characteristics of the varieties of English spoken in Riverside and in the rest of California. The first chapter provides a general discussion of language variation and change on the levels of vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. The second chapter discusses California English and pronunciation and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Atlases, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies
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