Yesterday, on Midmorning on Minnesota Public Radio, William Labov was interviewed. He has mapped out all the dialects of North American English. Follow these sites, sign up for a free demo, listen to the patchwork quilt of North American English right across the continent. Fascinating. I wonder if he would consider coming to 56572?
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Americans aren't known for staying in one place, but we do carry our accents and ways of speaking with us. An expert on dialects talks about the surprising variety in the U.S.
- Guests:
William Labov, professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of "The Atlas of North American English."
Related Links:
Web Resource: About William Labov Web Resource: Atlas of North American English Web Resource: Linguistics from Wikipedia
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