Atlas of North American English

E321181

book linguistic atlas phonological survey

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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Label	Occurrences
Atlas of North American English canonical	8
Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change	1
Labov, Ash, and Boberg, Atlas of North American English	1
North American English phonological variation	1
North American English vowel shifts	1

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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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ linguistic atlas ⓘ phonological survey ⓘ
author	Charles Boberg ⓘ Sharon Ash ⓘ William Labov ⓘ
contains	maps of regional vowel systems ⓘ phonological descriptions of dialect regions ⓘ statistical analyses of vowel realizations ⓘ
countryOfFocus	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversRegion	Canada ⓘ Inland North ⓘ linked to: Inland North region Midland ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ Western United States ⓘ linked to: western United States
dataCollectionPeriod	1990s ⓘ
feature	analysis of chain shifts ⓘ analysis of mergers and splits ⓘ detailed vowel formant measurements ⓘ isogloss maps ⓘ regional dialect maps ⓘ
field	dialectology ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ variationist linguistics ⓘ
focus	contemporary North American English ⓘ
fullName	Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change ⓘ linked to: Atlas of North American English
knownFor	defining major dialect regions of North American English ⓘ documenting the Canadian Shift ⓘ documenting the Northern Cities Shift ⓘ documenting the Southern Shift ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	CD-ROM ⓘ print ⓘ
methodology	acoustic analysis of vowels ⓘ telephone survey interviews ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Berlin ⓘ New York City ⓘ
publicationYear	2006 ⓘ
publisher	Mouton de Gruyter ⓘ
shortName	ANAE ⓘ
subject	North American English ⓘ phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ regional variation in pronunciation ⓘ sound change ⓘ vowel shifts ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	late 20th century ⓘ
usedIn	research on English dialects ⓘ sociophonetic studies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English → documentedIn → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

Inland North American English → documentedBy → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

Canadian Shift in short front vowels → relatedTo → North American English vowel shifts ⓘ

linked to: Atlas of North American English

Inland North region → documentedIn → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

William Labov → notableWork → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

Atlas of North American English → fullName → Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change ⓘ

linked to: Atlas of North American English

Charles Boberg → notableWork → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

Sharon Ash → notableWork → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

ANAE → fullName → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

Atlas of North American English → citationForm → Labov, Ash, and Boberg, Atlas of North American English ⓘ

subject linked to: ANAE

linked to: Atlas of North American English

Northern Cities Shift → isComponentOf → North American English phonological variation ⓘ

linked to: Atlas of North American English

Northern Cities Shift → identifiedIn → Atlas of North American English ⓘ

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