"ANAE is very much a standalone piece. [...] But such splendid isolation is the privilege of the giants of a discipline, and giants in the world of scholarship is definitley what the authors of this volume are. This is a landmark study, a unique reference point of dialectological scholarship for decades to come and an inspiration for generations of linguistics."Edgar W. Schneider in: English World-Wide 1/2008 "The ANAE is a massive collection of dialect data and an unprecedented accomplishment in North American English dialectology."Joshua Wilbur in: English Language and Linguistics 1/2007 "ANAE is a landmark study that will shape research trends for years to come."Matthew J. Gordon in: Linguist List 17.2299 Coverage in the press: Talking the Tawk The New Yorker Sound Decision: New Atlas Divides the US by Dialect The Chicago Tribune and CubaNow.net Continental Drift The Pennsylvania Gazette Is there a Rocky Mountain Accent? New West North American Dialects National Geographic Mayor s Accent Deserts Boston for New York New York Times It s not the Sights, it s the Sounds New York Times Mapping North American English Associated Press
EAN/ISBN : 9783110206838
Publisher(s): De Gruyter, De Gruyter Mouton
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Labov, William - Ash, Sharon - Boberg, Charles