The atlas of North American English cover

The atlas of North American English

by William Labov

Accompanying CD-ROM and website contain ... "a data base with measurements of more than 100,000 vowels and mean values for 439 speakers; extended sound samples of all North American dialects; multimedia material for further study; multimedia applications to enhance classroom presentations"--P. [4] of cover.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?