22.4762, Qs: Data on 19th century dialects

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Subject: 22.4762, Qs: Data on 19th century dialects

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Date: 29-Nov-2011
From: Annie Pruett [adpruett7 at gmail.com]
Subject: Data on 19th century dialects


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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:30:15
From: Annie Pruett [adpruett7 at gmail.com]
Subject: Data on 19th century dialects

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How does one research the dialects of groups of people of a certain time 
and place? Specifically, I am interested in learning about the  dialect of 
rural people in Vermont in the late 1860s. I'm writing  novel and want to 
distinguish their speech from the educated narrator from Maryland, and I 
have no idea where to begin. Thank  you very much for your time! 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Ling & Literature





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