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  • Heptune's Guide to Cheesy American English Usage

    Collection of entertaining examples of contemporary American English colloquial usage.

    www.heptune.com

  • 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.

    www.uta.fi

  • The Wicked Good Guide to Boston English

    Covers the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and place names typical of Bostonian English.

    www.boston-online.com

  • Lexicon of Bawlamarese

    A collection of alternative pronunciations and local jargon from Baltimore, Maryland.

    www.baltimorehon.com

  • Pittsburghese.com

    A guide to pronunciation, phrases, and local terminology if Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Audio quiz and 'translator' available.

    www.pittsburghese.com

  • 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.

    www.ling.upenn.edu

  • 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.

    www.hcs.harvard.edu

  • English Dialectology

    The online components of a course on U.S. English dialectology.

    angli02.kgw.tu-berlin.de

  • 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.

    www.ugcs.caltech.edu

  • North American Dialect Links

    Includes American, Canadian, Native American and Bermudan.

    www.evolpub.com

  • American Dialect Society

    The American Dialect Society is a scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.

    www.americandialect.org

  • Pop vs. Soda Page

    Plots the geographic distribution of the terms "pop", "soda", and "coke" when used to describe sweetened carbonated beverages.

    www.popvssoda.com

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