1 U. S. Dialects. 2 The United States Mississippi R. Appalachians Rockies Connecticut R. Hudson R....
-
Upload
arthur-gardner -
Category
Documents
-
view
212 -
download
0
Transcript of 1 U. S. Dialects. 2 The United States Mississippi R. Appalachians Rockies Connecticut R. Hudson R....
11
U. S. DialectsU. S. Dialects
22
The United StatesThe United States
Mississippi R.
Appalachians
Rockies
Connecticut R.
Hudson R.
Erie Canal
33
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
EasternNewEngland
44
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
Upper North /Great Lakes
55
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
Mountain South /Upper South
66
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
Lower North /Midlands
77
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
Deep South /Lower South
88
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
GeneralAmerican /Western
99
What about Texas?What about Texas?
1010
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
New Orleans
Acadians
• Acadian• Acadyan• Acadjyan• Cadjan• Cajun
1111
Dialect Regions of the U.S.Dialect Regions of the U.S.
NewYorkCity
1212
Detailed Dialect MapDetailed Dialect Map
1313
Major Dialect AttributesMajor Dialect Attributes
Deletion of Post-Vocalic [r] (“r-lessness”)Deletion of Post-Vocalic [r] (“r-lessness”)• carcar “kaa”“kaa”• parkpark “paak”“paak”
Monophthongization of [ay]Monophthongization of [ay]• mymy “maa”“maa”• drivedrive “draav”“draav”
Fronting of [a]Fronting of [a]• ChicagoChicago “Chicaago”“Chicaago”
Diphthongization of [æ]Diphthongization of [æ]• bagbag “byæg”“byæg”• plasticplastic “plyæstic”“plyæstic”
1414
Who Says What?Who Says What?
r-less?r-less? ay ay aa aa fronted afronted a ae ae yae yae
New New EnglandEngland yesyes nono nono ??
Deep Deep SouthSouth yesyes yesyes nono nono
Great Great LakesLakes nono nono yesyes yesyes
Mountain Mountain SouthSouth nono yesyes nono nono
Midlands/Midlands/General General AmericanAmerican
nono nono nono nono