Atlas of North American English
E321181
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atlas of North American English canonical | 4 |
| Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change | 1 |
| North American English vowel shifts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3023991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas of North American English Context triple: [Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English, documentedIn, Atlas of North American English]
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A.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
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B.
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is a comprehensive reference work that records and explains the distinctive vocabulary, expressions, and usages of the English spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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C.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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D.
Inland North American English
Inland North American English is a major regional variety of American English spoken primarily around the Great Lakes region, characterized by features such as the Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
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E.
A Key into the Language of America
A Key into the Language of America is a 1643 book by Roger Williams that serves as one of the earliest English-language studies of Native American languages and cultures in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas of North American English Target entity description: The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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A.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
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B.
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is a comprehensive reference work that records and explains the distinctive vocabulary, expressions, and usages of the English spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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C.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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D.
Inland North American English
Inland North American English is a major regional variety of American English spoken primarily around the Great Lakes region, characterized by features such as the Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
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E.
A Key into the Language of America
A Key into the Language of America is a 1643 book by Roger Williams that serves as one of the earliest English-language studies of Native American languages and cultures in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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linguistic atlas ⓘ phonological survey ⓘ |
| author |
Charles Boberg
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Sharon Ash ⓘ William Labov ⓘ |
| contains |
maps of regional vowel systems
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phonological descriptions of dialect regions ⓘ statistical analyses of vowel realizations ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coversRegion |
Canada
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Inland North region ⓘ
surface form:
Inland North
Midland ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| dataCollectionPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| feature |
analysis of chain shifts
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analysis of mergers and splits ⓘ detailed vowel formant measurements ⓘ isogloss maps ⓘ regional dialect maps ⓘ |
| field |
dialectology
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sociolinguistics ⓘ variationist linguistics ⓘ |
| focus | contemporary North American English ⓘ |
| fullName |
Atlas of North American English
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change
|
| knownFor |
defining major dialect regions of North American English
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documenting the Canadian Shift ⓘ documenting the Northern Cities Shift ⓘ documenting the Southern Shift ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
CD-ROM
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print ⓘ |
| methodology |
acoustic analysis of vowels
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telephone survey interviews ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Berlin
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New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Mouton de Gruyter ⓘ |
| shortName | ANAE ⓘ |
| subject |
North American English
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phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ regional variation in pronunciation ⓘ sound change ⓘ vowel shifts ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
research on English dialects
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sociophonetic studies ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
North American English vowel shifts
Atlas of North American English
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Atlas of North American English
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this entity surface form:
Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change