Description: This companion volume to DARE enhances readers' use of the five volumes of text. It includes all the regional maps, an index to entries, and more than 400 fieldwork questions and the speakers' answers. Like its predecessors, Volume VI is a treasure trove of American linguistic creativity.
Brief description: Joan Houston Hall is Distinguished Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the DARE staff in 1975, became Associate Editor in 1979, and was named Chief Editor in 2000.
Review Quotes: Fans of the long-running project to create the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) have much to cheer and to consider. To cheer: this sixth volume follows its predecessor after only one year, and the work as a whole won this year's Dartmouth Award for outstanding reference source. To consider: a digital version is slated for launch later this year...This thorough, fascinating work of scholarship is highly recommended for serious language students.--Marianne Orme "Library Journal (starred review)" (3/15/2013 12:00:00 AM)