Dictionary of American Regional English [DARE]

FAIN: PA-51195-05

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Madison, WI 53715-1218)
Joan H. Hall (Project Director: July 2004 to December 2007)

The compilation of the fifth volume of the "Dictionary of American Regional English" (DARE), which documents geographical differences in the vocabulary, pronunciation, and morphology of American English.

Media Coverage

BRAC: Kings Bay and New London in win-win (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Corson, Ed
Publication: Macon Telegraph (GA)
Date: 8/26/2005

Why we talk like we do (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Cox, Jack
Publication: Denver Post (CO)
Date: 4/19/2006

Meaty: More food for thought about dish (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Creed, Richard
Publication: Winston-Salem Journal
Date: 8/16/2005

Obstacles in path? Try 'bread and butter' (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Creed, Richard
Publication: Winston-Salem Journal
Date: 10/31/2011

Court of peeves, Now in Session (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kilpatrick, James J.
Publication: The Conservative Voice
Date: 4/2/2006

Writing to the inner ear (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kilpatrick, James J.
Publication: The Conservative Voice
Date: 9/10/2006

Mayor's Accent Deserts Boston for New York (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Roberts, Sam
Publication: New York Times
Date: 1/16/2006
URL: http://www.nytimes.com

Bundling (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Safire, William
Publication: New York Times
Date: 4/15/2007
Abstract: The article from the author's "On Language" column mentions DARE's definition of bundling ("to share a bed with a person of the opposite sex while fully clothed...") with the more recent meaning relating to political fund raising.
URL: http://nytimes.com

The Famous Dearly Beloved (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Schley, Emory
Publication: Ocala.com
Date: 1/23/2007
Abstract: The author cites the DARE definition for "Astor's pet horse" in his "Bits & Pieces" column.
URL: http://www.ocala.com/article/20070123/NEWS/201230349?Title=The-famous-Dearly-Beloved

Language from Sea to Shining Sea (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Southerland, Edward
Publication: Herald Democrat (Sherman, TX)
Date: 8/6/2011

'Gandy dancer' or 'gandy-dancer' (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Uffelman, Larry K.
Publication: Star-Gazette (Elmira-Corning NY)
Date: 11/27/2006
Abstract: Author cites the DARE definition for gandy dancer in his "Word Nerd" column.

Question: What does it mean to "chop cotton"? And what about "crack corn"? (Media Coverage)
Publication: Arizona Daily Star
Date: 2/13/2007
Abstract: Q&A on the News (column)
URL: http://azstarnet.com/news/national/q-a-on-the-news/article_e816aeba-24bc-54d4-b7ea-a6d3918aba30.html

Associated Products

Colloquial Science (Article)
Title: Colloquial Science
Author: Berns, Roland L.
Abstract: The author argues that what we name our plants and animals reveals much about ourselves.
Year: 2006
Primary URL: http://www.wisconsinacademy.org
Format: Magazine
Periodical Title: Wisconsin People & Ideas
Publisher: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

[Foreword] to From Ulster to America, by Michael Montgomery (Book Section)
Title: [Foreword] to From Ulster to America, by Michael Montgomery
Author: Hall, Joan Houston
Abstract: Hall responds to criticism that DARE doesn't include enough terms of Scots-Irish origin. She acknowledges that the author's work will allow future DARE volumes to be more inclusive of words used both in northern Ireland and North America.
Year: 2006
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
Book Title: From Ulster to America
ISBN: 9781903688618

How Much of a Good Thing Is Too Much? (Article)
Title: How Much of a Good Thing Is Too Much?
Author: Hall, Joan Houston
Abstract: The chief editor of DARE reports on the on-going work of the project.
Year: 2006
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America

Using the Internet as a Resource in Writing and Updating Dictionary Entries (Book Section)
Title: Using the Internet as a Resource in Writing and Updating Dictionary Entries
Author: von Schneidemesser, Luanne
Editor: et al.
Editor: McConchie, Rod
Abstract: Describes three DARE projects for determining how useful internet searching would be for predating or postdating DARE entries.
Year: 2006
Publisher: Cascadilla Proceedings
Book Title: Selected Proceedings of the 2005 Symposium on New Approaches in English Historical Lexis (HEL-LEX)
ISBN: 9781574734126

The Dialect Vocabulary of the Midwest (Book Section)
Title: The Dialect Vocabulary of the Midwest
Author: von Schneidemesser, Luanne
Editor: et al.
Editor: Sisson, Richard
Abstract: Midwestern vocabulary is not homogeneous. Examples are provided of terms unique to each of the states in the Midwest.
Year: 2007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Book Title: The American Midwest: an Interpretive Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780253348869

The Dictionary of American Regional English: A Report on its Making and Completion (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: The Dictionary of American Regional English: A Report on its Making and Completion
Author: von Schneidemesser, Luanne
Abstract: This paper describes DARE's history, including methodology and content, as well as its present state and plans for its completion and future.
Date: 09/08/2006
Primary URL: http://www.euralex2006.unito.it/vonSchneidemesser.html
Conference Name: EURALEX International Congress, 12th: 2006: Turin, Italy

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