speakers of the North-Eastern dialect of New England

[Nicholas Ostler]

Dear Yuri

There must be many descriptions of major varieties of American English,
but a conveniently accessible and brief one, with recordings on a CD,
and a commentary on their distinctive traits, is in

Andy Kirkpatrick: World Englishes
pub. Cambridge University Press 2007

Let me know if you have difficulty gaining access to it.

Nicholas

Yuri Tambovtsev wrote:
> Dear Lingtyp colleagues, so Americans, especially Southerners do not talk like the speakers of the North-Eastern dialect of New England, like those of the State of Maine, do they? I wish I knew. Do Southerners distinguish between long and short vowels? Do the spekers of Maine and other New England States in the USA  distinguish between long and short vowels?  I mean like HEEL and Hill, Boot and BOOK, PARK and PUCK, etc? And what about the representatives of the Western or Central US dialects? Looking forward to hearing from you soon to yutamb at mail.ru , be well YOurs most obidient servant Yuri Tambovtsev, Novosibirsk, Russia.
>   

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