Handbook of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States

by Virginia G. McDavid, William A. Kretzschmar Jr., Ellen Johnson, et al.

Who uses "skeeter hawk," "snake doctor," and "dragonfly" to refer to the same insect? Who says "gum band" instead of "rubber band"? The answers can be found in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS), the largest single survey of regional and social differences in spoken American English. It covers the region from New York state to northern Florida and from the coastline to the borders of Ohio and Kentucky...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226452832
• ISBN13: 9780226452838
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"