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The map above shows the major regional dialects of American English (each designated in all caps), as demarcated primarily by Labov et al.'s The Atlas of North American English, [15] as well as the related Telsur Project's regional maps.
The Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change (abbreviated ANAE; formerly, the Phonological Atlas of North America) is a 2006 book that presents an overview of the pronunciation patterns in all the major dialect regions of the English language as spoken in urban areas of the United States and Canada.
Listen to examples of regional accents and dialects from across the UK on the British Library's 'Sounds Familiar?' website; A national map of the regional dialects of American English; IDEA Archived 2006-09-01 at the Wayback Machine – International Dialects of English Archive; English Dialects – English Dialects around the world
The American English major regional dialects (in all caps), plus smaller and more local dialects, as demarcated primarily by William Labov et al.'s The Atlas of North American English, [9] as well as the related Telsur Project's regional maps.
Northern Cities Shift as a vowel chart, based on image in Labov, Ash, and Boberg (1997)'s "A national map of the regional dialects of American English". The Northern Cities Vowel Shift or simply Northern Cities Shift is a chain shift of vowels and the defining accent feature of the Inland North dialect region, though it can also be found ...
New England English is, collectively, the various distinct dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. [1] [2] Most of eastern and central New England once spoke the "Yankee dialect", some of whose accent features still remain in Eastern New England today, such as "R-dropping" (though this and other features are now receding among younger speakers). [3]
A sixth volume, subtitled "Contrastive Maps, Index to Entry Labels, Questionnaire, and Fieldwork Data," edited by Hall with Luanne von Schneidemesser serving as Senior Editor, was published early in 2013. Late that same year, the digital version was launched. DARE chronicles the language of the American people. It is used by teachers ...
The color blue on this map indicates the Inland North dialect, ... Midland American English is a regional dialect or super-dialect of American English, [2] ...