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- Dialect, Power, Pride and Politics in American English - Extensive reference from the University of Tampere's FAST language program for translators. Provides an articles, quotations, and collections from major U.S. regionally and socioeconomically defined variants of English, as well as analysis of neologisms and trends in language use.
www.uta.fi/FAST/US8/REF/dialect.html
- Heptune's Guide to Cheesy American English Usage - Collection of entertaining examples of contemporary American English colloquial usage.
www.heptune.com/english.html
- Lexicon of Bawlamarese - A collection of alternative pronunciations and local jargon from Baltimore, Maryland.
www.baltimorehon.com
- Pittsburghese.com - A guide to pronunciation, phrases, and local terminology if Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Audio quiz and 'translator' available.
www.pittsburghese.com
- Student Papers on American English - From the Department of Translation Studies, University of Tampere, Finland. Topics: Differences Between American and British English; 'Black English' (AAVE, or 'Ebonics'); Yiddish and Ethnic-Jewish Influences; Historical and Loan Word Influence; Regional and Social Variation; Slang; General Topics.
www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/P1
- The Philadelphia Dialect - A paper covering the classication, pronunciation, and vocabulary of Philadelphian English, including bibliography and related links.
www.netaxs.com/~salvucci/Philadialect.html
- The Wicked Good Guide to Boston English - Covers the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and place names typical of Bostonian English.
www.boston-online.com/glossary.html
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