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Americans Speak English Studied After 12000 Hours Of Interviews
A 19 year, 12000 hour study on Eastern American speech by Dr. Raven I. McDavid Jr. and the Growing Linguistic Atlas project covers migration routes and regional shifts from New England to the Great Lakes. Findings include area specific terms such as chay call in Williamsburg South Carolina and pavement usage in Philadelphia, with data from 813 Atlantic communities and 1666 Native Americans. The work, led by Hans Kurath at Michigan, aims to map dialects across regions with phased completion projected over five years and $60,000 in funding.
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Mel Most
Ithaca
N. Y
Canada
Florida
Cornell University
Raven Ivor McDavid, Jr
Greenville
S. C
McDavid
United States
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Georgia
Deep South
New England
New
Williamsburg
Down and
Antrum
Ireland
Philadelphia
England
New Brunswick
Richmond - Petersburg
Virginia
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Boston
Connecticut River
Marblehead
Cape Ann
Martha’s Vineyard
South Carolina
FBI
Hans Kurath
University of Michigan
Kurath
Gulf States