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The American Dialect Society is a scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English
language in North America.
http://www.americandialect.org/
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North American Dialect Links
Includes American, Canadian, Native American and Bermudan.
http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/AmDialhome.html
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The Pop vs. Soda Page
Page plots the geographic distribution of the different terms used to refer to carbonated
soft-drinks in the United States. Requests your participation in the survey.
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~almccon/pop_soda/
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English Dialectology
The online components of a course on U.S. English dialectology.
http://angli02.kgw.tu-berlin.de/html/dialects.html/index.html
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The Dialect Survey
A survey intended for speakers of North American English detailing different pronunciations and
interpretations of various English words plus maps of responses.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~golder/dialect/
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Organization of Dialect Diversity in North America
Full text of the paper by William Labov. Sociolinguistic research on linguistic change in urbanized
areas of North America, leading to increased dialect diversity.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/ICSLP4.html
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Pittsburghese.com
A guide to pronunciation, phrases, and local terminology if Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania.
Audio quiz and 'translator' available.
http://www.pittsburghese.com/
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Lexicon of Bawlamarese
A collection of alternative pronunciations and local jargon from Baltimore, Maryland.
http://www.baltimorehon.com/
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Dialect, Power, Pride and Politics in American English
Extensive reference from the University of Tampere's FAST language program for translators.
Provides an articles, quotations, and collections from major U.S. regionally and socioeconomically
defined variants of English, as well as analysis of neologisms and trends in language use.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US8/REF/dialect.html
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The Philadelphia Dialect
A paper covering the classication, pronunciation, and vocabulary of Philadelphian English,
including bibliography and related links.
http://www.netaxs.com/~salvucci/Philadialect.html
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The Wicked Good Guide to Boston English
Covers the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and place names typical of Bostonian English.
http://www.boston-online.com/glossary.html
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Student Papers on American English
From the Department of Translation Studies, University of Tampere, Finland. Topics: Differences
Between American and British English; 'Black English' (AAVE, or 'Ebonics'); Yiddish and
Ethnic-Jewish Influences; Historical and Loan Word Influence; Regional and Social Variation; Slang;
General Topics.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/P1/
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Heptune's Guide to Cheesy American English Usage
Collection of entertaining examples of contemporary American English colloquial usage.
http://www.heptune.com/english.html
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