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"Bum, poddy, or penco" redux

January 02, 2016 by Lamont Antieau in dialectology, corpus analysis

This post reexamines lexical variants used for "orphan lambs" in the Rocky Mountain region.

January 02, 2016 /Lamont Antieau

dialectology, lexical variation, orphan lambs, bum poddy or penco, linguistic atlas of colorado, linguistic atlas of the middle rockies

dialectology, corpus analysis

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Revisiting the age-old question (this time, in the Middle Rockies): Soda or pop? →

December 21, 2015 by Lamont Antieau in dialectology, corpus analysis

In this post, I look at variation in the use of generic terms for soft drinks in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies.

December 21, 2015 /Lamont Antieau

lexical variation, pop vs soda, dialectology, regional variation, linguistic atlas of the middle rockies, american english, rocky mountain english

dialectology, corpus analysis

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Quiver me timbers: Variants of "aspen" in the Middle Rockies

November 16, 2015 by Lamont Antieau in dialectology, corpus analysis

An analysis of variation in terms denoting aspen in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies

November 16, 2015 /Lamont Antieau

lexical variation, aspen, quaking aspen, quaking asp, quakies, aspens, quaker, dialectology, american english, western american english, rocky mountain english, word search

dialectology, corpus analysis

The Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies →

November 16, 2015 by Lamont Antieau in linguistic essay, language variation, corpus dialectology, corpus linguistics, dialectology

An introduction to the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle Rockies for readers who are not familiar with the project.

November 16, 2015 /Lamont Antieau

dialectology, corpus linguistics, linguistic atlas of the western states, western american english, rocky mountains, lee pederson, linguistic atlas of the middle rockies, rocky mountain english, american west, LAMR intro post

linguistic essay, language variation, corpus dialectology, corpus linguistics, dialectology

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