CANADIANISM, AMERICANISM, NORTH AMERICANISM: DARE AND DCHP AS DIALECTOLOGICAL RESEARCH TOOLS.

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Title: CANADIANISM, AMERICANISM, NORTH AMERICANISM: DARE AND DCHP AS DIALECTOLOGICAL RESEARCH TOOLS.
Authors: DOLLINGER, STEFAN1, VON SCHNEIDEMESSER, LUANNE2
Source: American Speech. Summer2011, Vol. 86 Issue 2, p115-151. 37p. 2 Illustrations, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs, 1 Map.
Subject Terms: *Dialects, *Historical linguistics, Americanisms, Canadianisms, Online social networks research, Semantics
Reviews & Products: Dictionary of American Regional English (Book), Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (Book), Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles, A (Book)
People: Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907-2000, Avis, Walter S.
Abstract: The article compares the approaches taken to the letter T in the "Dictionary of American Regional English," (DARE) edited by Frederic Cassidy and the "Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles," (DCHP) edited by Walter S. Avis. A historical review of the study of global varieties in the English language is presented, beginning with the publication of the first historical reference work on American English, "A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles." Research on the overlap of meanings in DARE and DCHP within semantic domains is presented. The authors of the article discuss revision recommendations to both texts for future editions and the incorporation of online social networking in the field of dialectological research.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:The article compares the approaches taken to the letter T in the "Dictionary of American Regional English," (DARE) edited by Frederic Cassidy and the "Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles," (DCHP) edited by Walter S. Avis. A historical review of the study of global varieties in the English language is presented, beginning with the publication of the first historical reference work on American English, "A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles." Research on the overlap of meanings in DARE and DCHP within semantic domains is presented. The authors of the article discuss revision recommendations to both texts for future editions and the incorporation of online social networking in the field of dialectological research.
ISSN:00031283
DOI:10.1215/00031283-1336983