Date:  Mon, 22 Nov 1993 16:59:30 CST

From:  salikoko mufwene <mufw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>

Subject: Re: Diversity of accents



In Message Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:07:00 CST,

 Cynthia Bernstein <BERN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ducvax.auburn.edu> writes:



>The article Sali mentions, claiming the disappearance of American

>dialect diversity, reminds me of one that appeared last February in

>the New York Times. I'm afraid it's the impression of the media that

>the media are making us all sound alike. Some of us may soon be seeking

>other employment.

>Cynthia Bernstein, Auburn U



Sorry, Cynthia. I made a comment on the report from Cathy Ball. Making

allowance for media distortions in reporting academic positions, I just

thought the intention must have been to entertain subscribers to the ADS

List.

Salikoko S. Mufwene

Linguistics, U. of Chicago

s-mufwene[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uchicago.edu

312-702-8531