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Dictionary of American Regional English Aims for 1984 Debut
A long profile of Frederic Cassidy and the DARE project detailing plans to publish a comprehensive dictionary of regional American expressions by 1984. It notes field interviews with 2,752 native Americans across 1,002 communities, 5 million data items, and maps showing regional usage. Cassidy explains editing by letters, funding sources, and the dictionary's aims for broad scholarly and public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Madison
Indiana
New York
Alaska
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Michigan
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Kentucky
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Oregon
Harvard University
Belknap Press
Frederic Cassidy
University of Wisconsin
Cassidy
American Dialect Society
DARE
National Endowment For the Humanities
National Endowment
Ace
New York City
Claude Brown
K.B
Ace Boon Coons
Wiltwyck
Middle West
United States
Cottage Grove
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Pele
Seattle
Vermont
Kingston
Jamaica
Colorado