LINGUIST List 22.4762 Tue Nov 29 2011 Qs: Data on 19th century dialects Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Annie Pruett , Data on 19th century dialects Message 1: Data on 19th century dialects Date: 29-Nov-2011 From: Annie Pruett <adpruett7gmail.com> Subject: Data on 19th century dialects E-mail this message to a friend How does one research the dialects of groups of people of a certain time and place? Specifically, I am interested in learning about the dialect of rural people in Vermont in the late 1860s. I'm writing novel and want to distinguish their speech from the educated narrator from Maryland, and I have no idea where to begin. Thank you very much for your time! Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics                             Language Documentation                             Ling & Literature Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 29-Nov-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.