Directory of American Dialects Resources

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Sites concerning variations and dialects of English spoken in the United States.

Subcategories

• Black English
• Gullah

Resources in This Category

• American Dialect Society

  http://www.americandialect.org/
  The American Dialect Society is a scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.

• Heptune's Guide to Cheesy American English Usage

  http://www.heptune.com/english.html
  Collection of entertaining examples of contemporary American English colloquial usage.

• Lexicon of Bawlamarese

  http://www.baltimorehon.com/
  A collection of alternative pronunciations and local jargon from Baltimore, Maryland.

• North American Dialect Links

  http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/AmDialhome.html
  Includes American, Canadian, Native American and Bermudan.

• Organization of Dialect Diversity in North America

  http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/ICSLP4.html
  Full text of the paper by William Labov. Sociolinguistic research on linguistic change in urbanized areas of North America, leading to increased dialect diversity.

• Pittsburghese.com

  http://www.pittsburghese.com/
  A guide to pronunciation, phrases, and local terminology if Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Audio quiz and 'translator' available.

• Pop vs. Soda Page

  http://www.popvssoda.com/
  Plots the geographic distribution of the terms "pop", "soda", and "coke" when used to describe sweetened carbonated beverages.

• The Dialect Survey

  http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~golder/dialect/
  A survey intended for speakers of North American English detailing different pronunciations and interpretations of various English words plus maps of responses.

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