Date:  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:45:27 +0000

From:  Charlotte Thomas <EGP95CMT[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SHEFFIELD.AC.UK>

Subject: Re: English Dialect Information Exchange



> another ambiguity that puzzles me:

>

> is the english dialect information exchange for the exchanging of

> info about dialects of english or dialects of england (i.e., english

> english)?



Sorry if the message was a little unclear. The forum is supposed to

be a mailing list much like this one, but one which addresses the

dialects which are to be found withhin the British Isles. Of course

anyone is welcomed to subscribe, just like there are people of

several nationalities subscribed to this one. It would be

interesting to discover thwt perhaps a word which was thought to be

exclusive to England is used across the waters too. I just thought it

would be nice to allow the people of England the opportunity to

discuss

our native dialects, like this list allows the people in America.



Hope to get lots of subscribers to get this baby off the ground!



Charlotte



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Charlotte Thomas EGP95CMT[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]Sheffield.ac.uk

CECTAL

Dept. of English Language and Linguistics

University of Sheffield

Sheffield

S10 2TN

UK



"Why does anyone believe he ought to speak better than he

can, and so in the end speak far worse than he might?"

(P.Wright, 1974)