Dictionary of American Regional English – UW–Madison
WEBThe Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a multi-volume reference work that documents words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another place across the United States… read more…
UW–Madison - Dictionary of American Regional English
WEBWhen the American Dialect Society (ADS) was founded in 1889, one of the major goals of its charter members was to do for the United States what Joseph Wright was doing for England in compiling his English Dialect Dictionary. But of course the task of making a dictionary of the dialects of the United States was going to be a lot bigger because ...
Frederic G. Cassidy, Founder of DARE – Dictionary of American …
WEBJun 14, 2000 · Although the idea of a dictionary of the dialects of American English had been promoted by the American Dialect Society (ADS) as long ago as 1889, the reality of that project did not begin to take shape until 1962, when Frederic Cassidy, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was appointed Editor and encouraged to …
What Is DARE? - Dictionary of American Regional English
WEBThe Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a multi-volume reference work that documents words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another place across the United States.
Maps – Dictionary of American Regional English – UW–Madison
WEBIdentify your state and linguistic regions on these maps. Take the DARE Map Quiz. Read an in-depth article printed in Volume I and now also available at Digital DARE: “How to Read a DARE Map” by Craig Carver. Sample 100 Entries …
Audio Samples – Dictionary of American Regional English – …
WEBIf you don’t have subscription-level access, these 10 words from the 100 Sample Entries have audio clips: Antony-over, elbedritsch, first-footer, flying jenny, izzard, kitty-corner, kolacky, lawyer, summer complaint, and uptown.
Kind words for DARE – Dictionary of American Regional English – …
WEBThe Dictionary of American Regional English —repository of the most delicious dialect sources and most colorful evidence of the Americanization of the English language—has now covered letters P to Sk. This bargain, at 90 bucks from Harvard University Press, is the penultimate (one more to go) volume in the set that no library can afford to ...
In Memoriam: Frederic Gomes Cassidy by John Algeo – Dictionary …
WEBHis scholarly work embraced many subjects, including Anglo-Saxon, English composition, Jamaican English, the place names of Dane County, fieldwork for the Linguistic Atlas, and of course preeminently the Dictionary of American Regional English.
UW–Madison - Dictionary of American Regional English
WEBApr 6, 2015 · American Languages: Our Nation’s Many Voices Online: We are currently working with the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures and the Max Kade Institute here in Madison to post segments of our DARE audio interviews. Already posted are segments from eleven Midwestern states.
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