"Yankee" and "D ixie" dialects

[FRITZ JUENGLING]

Well, I'm not sure if this is really part of the NCVS (but the answer to your question is 'yes' it has), but EVERY kid pledges allegiance to the [fle:g] and most people put there vittles in a [be:g].  Outlanders notice this Minnesotaism right away.  I say that I am not sure if it is part of the NCVS because many people say 'beg' but have no other characteristics of the NCVS.  Also, 'beg' is found in Idaho and even among some little 'taters of Idaho immigrants here in Oregon.  I think [baeg] is rather uncharateristic of Twin City speech at least.
Fritz Juengling

>>> flanigan at OHIOU.EDU 03/04/04 11:06AM >>>
Not in my day!  Has the Northern Cities Shift now reached Minneapolis?

At 10:49 AM 3/4/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >>> flanigan at OHIOU.EDU 03/04/04 09:50AM >>>
>At 12:03 PM 3/4/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Even in bag-dominant Minnesota we brought 'sack lunches' to school.
>
>Don't you mean 'beg' ?
>
>Fritz Juengling