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ERIC Number: EJ338935
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Five Visions of America.
Preston, Dennis R.
Language in Society, v15 n2 p221-40 Jun 1986
Describes a study in which participants from five areas in the U.S. converted hand-drawn maps into generalized maps of their perceptions of dialect areas. The maps are compared with one another, with traditional maps of U.S. dialect areas, and with maps of cultural and regional zones of the U.S. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Identification, Language Attitudes, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Native Speakers, North American English, Pronunciation, Regional Dialects, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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