Dialect prediction based on demographics

[Bethany K. Dumas]

I am not certain I understand your plan. Do you mean that if, for
instance, you knew that I was born in Corpus Christi, TX, and now live in
Knoxville, TN, you could predict my dialect? Well, heck, maybe you can -
why donït you have a go - and tell us what methodology you use.

Best,
Bethany

 On Fri, 20 May 2005, David Leppik wrote:

> .... The question is this: what is the most accurate way to predict a
>person's dialect using only simple demographic information, such as
>place of origin and current address? ....