Dialect Survey

[Cjmate 1270]

Hello! My name is Chris, and I am working on a survey for a linguistics course. If anyone of you have the time, I would appreciate it if you could help me with collecting data. Below, I will paste a survey. Any help would be greatly appreciated! This survey really only applies to people living in the United States.

 

1. What state would you say you are from:

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City

 

3. What other states have you lived in?

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future?

 

5. What is your ethnicity?

 

6. Gender?

 

7. Age?

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect?

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect?

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb-

 

Yonder-

 

Yall-

 

Y'uns-

 

Right-pretty

 

Poke (meaning sack)-

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)-

 

Fodder shcok-

 

Holler-

 

Reckon-

 

Tote (meaning carry)-

 

Carry (Meaning take)-

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Example: No, rednecks, southern

 

Feel and fill-

 

Cheer and chair-

 

Air and hair-

 

Pin and pen-

 

Tire and tar-

 

Fool and full-

 

Ten and tin-

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

Example: No, rednecks, southern

 

You might should eat before you go.-

 

I might could do that for you.-

 

I want for John to come over.-

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.-

 

Give me some of them crackers.-

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.-

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.-

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).-

 

We had us a cabin.-

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.-

 

She don't know him yet.

 

I done told you once.-

[Devland99 180]

Hello! My name is Chris, and I am working on a survey for a linguistics course. If anyone of you have the time, I would appreciate it if you could help me with collecting data. Below, I will paste a survey. Any help would be greatly appreciated! This survey really only applies to people living in the United States.

 

1. What state would you say you are from: Pennsylvania

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City I would say Rural/Townish

 

3. What other states have you lived in? Virgina

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future? Probably North Carolina or something

 

5. What is your ethnicity? White

 

6. Gender? Male

 

7. Age? 15

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect? Nope

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect? Don't think I do

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind. Barely, Swag, Yolo, Epic

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb- Fat

 

Yonder- Far

 

Yall- Yo

 

Y'uns- What?

 

Right-pretty

 

Poke (meaning sack)- Stab

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- Mountain Range

 

Fodder shock- What?

 

Holler- Yell

 

Reckon- It's ogre

 

Tote (meaning carry)-  Carry

 

Carry (Meaning take)- Take

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

I pronounce them all the same

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.- I say you should eat before you go

 

I might could do that for you.- I might do that for you

 

I want for John to come over.- I want John to come over

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.- He was running really crazy

 

Give me some of them crackers.-Same

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.-I'm going to the store

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.-I ride the bus home

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).- Feet

 

We had us a cabin.- We had a cabin

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- same

 

She don't know him yet. She doesn't know him yet

 

I done told you once.- I told you once

[Heff 2460]

 

1. What state would you say you are from: Massachusetts

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Town

 

3. What other states have you lived in? None

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future? Boston, New York, or Cali

 

5. What is your ethnicity? Italian and Irish.

 

6. Gender? Male

 

7. Age? 15

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect? Yah.

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect? Bostonian accent.

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb- Rarely

 

Yonder- Never

 

Yall- Never

 

Y'uns- Never

 

Right-pretty Never

 

Poke (meaning sack)- Never

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- Never

 

Fodder shcok- Never

 

Holler- Never

 

Reckon- Never

 

Tote (meaning carry)- Rarely

 

Carry (Meaning take)- A lot

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Feel and fill- No

 

Cheer and chair- Yes

 

Air and hair- Yes

 

Pin and pen- No

 

Tire and tar- No

 

Fool and full- No

 

Ten and tin- No

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.- No

 

I might could do that for you.- No

 

I want for John to come over.- No

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.- no

 

Give me some of them crackers.- no

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.- no 

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.- No

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).- No

 

We had us a cabin.- No

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- Yes

 

She don't know him yet. No

 

I done told you once.- No

 

Those all seemed very cowboy/southerny

[Jonificus 2750]

Sounds awfully a lot like a school project... A shame that non-americans are left out, us europoors have the best accents and dialects imo.

[Cjmate 1270]

I am interested in southern dialects, which is a bit specific. The location and who speaks is also important =o

[Travista 1361]

Sounds awfully a lot like a school project... A shame that non-americans are left out, us europoors have the best accents and dialects imo.

[Jake the Dog 290]

Sounds awfully a lot like a school project... A shame that non-americans are left out, us europoors have the best accents and dialects imo.

Tears man, tears. We should do it anyway, to prove our better accents. Le essex accent is best, ya chav.

[MamaBearJade 2090]

1. What state would you say you are from: California

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Country

3. What other states have you lived in? Oregon for a year

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future? Not sure

5. What is your ethnicity? American Mutt - Mix of everything

6. Gender? Female

7. Age? old

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect? Nope

9. If so, what would you call that dialect? n/a

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

Plumb- Never heard it

Yonder- Southern

Yall- Texans

Y'uns- Southern

Right-pretty - Never heard it

Poke (meaning sack)- Never heard it

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- Used as "Bald Mountain" not sure where, but its the name of a mountain

Fodder shcok- Huh?

Holler- Usually only heard this from the "ghetto" girls at my school ("ghetto" meaning they were posers)

Reckon- Southern

Tote (meaning carry)- Tote bag? Idk I hear it out here a lot

Carry (Meaning take)- Never heard "carry" as "take"

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

Feel and fill- No / Donno

Cheer and chair- No / Donno

Air and hair- No / Donno

Pin and pen- No / Donno

Tire and tar- No / Donno

Fool and full- No / Donno

Ten and tin- No / Donno

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

You might should eat before you go.- You should eat before you go

I might could do that for you.- I could do that for you. Maybe.

I want for John to come over.- I want John to come over

He was a-runnin like crazy.- He was running like crazy

Give me some of them crackers.- Can you give me some of those crackers?

I'm fixin to go to the store.- I need to go to the store

Anymore, I ride the bus home.- I usually ride the bus home

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).- The board is 5 feet long.

We had us a cabin.- We have a cabin

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- My dad and I would toss the ball

She don't know him yet.- She doesn't know him yet.

I done told you once.- I told you once.

[Birdwhisperer 1174]

1. What state would you say you are from:

Virginia

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City

Suburan, Urban is close enough.

 

3. What other states have you lived in?

None

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future?

Here

 

5. What is your ethnicity?

Caucasian

 

6. Gender?

Female

 

7. Age?

21

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect?

Probably.

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect?

I've been told I have a slight southern accent, I personally think it's pretty neutral.

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb-

No, Old Southern Ladies, Deep South

 

Yonder-

No, Cowboys, South

 

Yall-

Yes, everyone, everywhere.

 

Y'uns-

No, I have no idea.

 

Right-pretty

No, southerners.

 

Poke (meaning sack)-

No, Texans

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)-

No, no idea.

 

Fodder shcok-

No, no idea.

 

Holler-

No, Cowboys, Deep South.

 

Reckon-

No, Cowboys, Deep South

 

Tote (meaning carry)-

No, no idea.

 

Carry (Meaning take)-

I don't think so, not sure.

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Feel and fill-

No, Hillbillies, West Virginia

 

Cheer and chair-

No, New Englanders

 

Air and hair-

No, not sure.

 

Pin and pen-

No, Southerners

 

Tire and tar-

No, Southerners

 

Fool and full-

No, Southerners

 

Ten and tin-

No, Southerners

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.-

No, and this is ridiculous.

 

I might could do that for you.-

No, southerners.

 

I want for John to come over.-

No, not sure.

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.-

No, southerners.

 

Give me some of them crackers.-

No, southerners.

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.-

No, southerners.

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.-

No, northerners?

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).-

Sometimes, not sure.

 

We had us a cabin.-

No, southerners.

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.-

Sometimes, not sure.

 

She don't know him yet.

Sometimes, southerners.

 

I done told you once.-

No, southerners.

[Trin Keeper 21]

1. What state would you say you are from: North Carolina

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City : I'd say... town we are right in the middle

 

3. What other states have you lived in? Pennsylvania

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future? I have no idea.. I don't look that far ahead.. XD

 

5. What is your ethnicity? not sure as I'm adopted.  sorry.. XD I think my mom said something about being part German.. can't remember though

 

6. Gender? female

 

7. Age? 17

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect? not really...

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect?

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb- rarely, tired,plumb tuckered,

 

Yonder- never,over there,

 

Yall- all the time

 

Y'uns-never, young ones

 

Right-pretty- never, older men talking about cars

 

Poke (meaning sack)-never

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- never

 

Fodder shcok- never

 

Holler-never

 

Reckon- sometimes, trying to figure something out

 

Tote (meaning carry)-often, when I have to tote my backpack to classes

 

Carry (Meaning take)- often, whenever I need my friends to hold something

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Feel and fill- no

 

Cheer and chair- no

 

Air and hair- no

 

Pin and pen-no

 

Tire and tar-no

 

Fool and full-no

 

Ten and tin-no

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.- no

 

I might could do that for you.- no

 

I want for John to come over.-no

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.-no

 

Give me some of them crackers.-no

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.-no

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.-no

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).-yes

 

We had us a cabin.-no

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- yes and no

 

She don't know him yet.- yes

 

I done told you once.- no

[Trin Keeper 21]

woops sorry 'bout that.. .didn't notice I posted twice!!

Edited February 15, 2015 by Trin Keeper

[Birdwhisperer 1174]

A lot of these phrases seem really heavily geared toward the southern dialects. And there's nothing about soda/pop/cola/coke!

[Booklight12 481]

1. What state would you say you are from: New Jersey

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City Urban (Suburbs)

 

3. What other states have you lived in? None though.. I have lived in Pennsylvania each summer for 8 years if that counts :P

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future?: Unsure, hopefully a city. 

 

5. What is your ethnicity?: Balkan/African American (Caucasian) 

 

6. Gender? Male

 

7. Age? 16

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect?: Unsure

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect?:Unsure

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb- Nupe, Plumbers?

 

Yonder- Never, Southerners

 

Yall- Nope, Southern

 

Y'uns-Nope, unsure

 

Right-pretty- nope, Older folk

 

Poke (meaning sack)- Never 0-0, rural

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- Never, unsure

 

Fodder shock- Never, Unsure

 

Holler- Never, Southerners

 

Reckon- Once in a blue moon, Europeans

 

Tote (meaning carry)- Never, Unsure

 

Carry (Meaning take)- Never

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Feel and fill- Nu, rural, southern

 

Cheer and chair- Never unsure

 

Air and hair- No XD

 

Pin and pen- Nah

 

Tire and tar- Nope

 

Fool and full- Nay

 

Ten and tin- Nevah

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.- I'm pretty sure that's not a correct statement and no

 

I might could do that for you.- Nope

 

I want for John to come over.- Nah

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.- No

 

Give me some of them crackers.- Nah

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.- Nup

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.- Never

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).-  No unsure

 

We had us a cabin.- No

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- Nuh uh

 

She don't know him yet. Nope

 

I done told you once.-Never

[Booklight12 481]

What bird said though. Most of these are people assume people in the midwest or south would sound like.

[A Spooky Witch 156]

1. What state would you say you are from: Vermont

 

2. How would you categorize the local area you are from? Rural/Urban/town/City: Town

 

3. What other states have you lived in?: North Dakota, several others when I was a baby as well

 

4. Where do you plan on settling in the future?: Back in Vermont XD

 

5. What is your ethnicity?: Caucasian

 

6. Gender?: Female

 

7. Age?: 21

 

8. Do you believe you speak a dialect?: Yes definitely

 

9. If so, what would you call that dialect?: North-Eastern

 

10. Do you use the following expressions? (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, all the time) Who do you think uses them and where. Whatever first comes to mind.

 

Example: Howdy: Never, Rednecks, Texas (You can be specific or general. Whatever comes to mind first).

 

Plumb- No

 

Yonder- All the time (like o'er yonder and stuff, yes I really do say that haha)

 

Yall- No

 

Y'uns- No

 

Right-pretty: No

 

Poke (meaning sack)- No

 

Bald (meaning mountain formation)- No

 

Fodder shcok- No

 

Holler- Yes

 

Reckon- No

 

Tote (meaning carry)- Yes

 

Carry (Meaning take)- No

 

11. Do you pronounce the following the same? Who does and where? (Similar to the last question).

 

Feel and fill- No

 

Cheer and chair- No

 

Air and hair- No

 

Pin and pen- No

 

Tire and tar- No

 

Fool and full- No

 

Ten and tin- No

 

12. Do you use sentences like these? Who and where? (Like the ones before).

 

You might should eat before you go.- No

 

I might could do that for you.- No

 

I want for John to come over.- No

 

He was a-runnin like crazy.- No

 

Give me some of them crackers.- No

 

I'm fixin to go to the store.- No

 

Anymore, I ride the bus home.- No

 

The board is 5 foot long (Verus feet long).- No

 

We had us a cabin.- No

 

Me and my dad, we would toss the ball.- No

 

She don't know him yet.- No

 

I done told you once.- No

 

 

 

Fun fact! People in the New England area tend to say Creemee and not soft-serve when referring to ice-cream stand products!