Phonological Atlas of North America,

May 31, 2000 7:18 PM

Phonological Atlas of North America, interesting.
posted by sonofsamiam (2 comments total)

That project is lead by William Labov, one of the pre-eminent linguists in American today.

A site I manage that might also be of interest: American Dialect Society.
posted by Mo Nickels at 6:00 AM on June 1, 2000

Coming from the West, I've always pronounced the words "cot" and "caught" identically. Sounds funny to many people here on the East Coast. This study confirms that I do, indeed, speak like a Westerner!!

posted by Taken Outtacontext at 6:19 AM on June 1, 2000