northern South

[Joan Houston Hall]

Hi Alan,
I'm just out the door on my way to Philadelphia for a meeting.  I suggest
you post your query to the American Dialect Society's discussion
list:  ads-l at uga.cc.uga.edu

There are lots of knowledgeable folks there who like to be of assistance.

Best,
Joan

At 06:09 PM 5/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Joan,
>
>Inspired by my work for the OED on the journals of Lewis and Clark, I'm
>writing a lexicon to the journals. I'd like to know more about the
>dialectology of the northern South (South Midland?) and wonder if you can
>recommend any good resources (lexical, phonetic, grammatical). The ideal
>title would be something like "The Dialect(s) of Southern American English
>from Virginia to the Ohio Valley in 1800". I won't be that lucky, but
>it'll give you some idea what I'm looking for. (Both Lewis and Clark were
>Virginians.)
>
>Glad to see Vol. IV out: one of these days, I'm going to have to buy DARE!
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Alan
>
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