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In 2006 we completed three multimedia public discussions of English in Wisconsin sponsored by the Wisconsin Humanities Council. In our Madison, Eau Claire and Milwaukee gatherings, participants helped us explore how Wisconsinites talk, how our regional English came to be so distinctive, and how it is changing dramatically today. If you missed the publicity these talks received, you can see some of the attention we've been getting below. The press release for these discussions can be read here. If you have comments or would like to suggest locations for future meetings, please contact us. You can also keep up on the Wisconsin Englishes Project through our podcasts. Publicity / Outreach (Print — Radio — Television)NewsoftheNorth.Net, Sarah Juon, May 15, 2008:: "How your expressions and vowel sounds give you away as a 'Skahnsinite'" Wisconsin State Journal, March 30, 2008: "You bin shiftin' yer vowuls?" The Lake Superior Sounder, October 25 2007: “How we Wisconsinites tend to talk and talk." Beaver Dam (Wis.) Daily Citizen, June 8, 2007: "Boiled Lawyer and the Bubbler." Wisconsin State Journal, February 22, 2007: "'Heartland' -- A Mystical, Culturally Diverse Area." Wisconsin Week, October 17, 2006: "Podcasting for Student Ears." Chippewa Herald, September 5, 2006: "You say 'pop,' I say 'soda'." Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, September 5, 2006: "Regional Accents Abound in State." Associated Press article, September 1, 2006: "Speech Differences in Wisconsin Being Studied." On Wisconsin, Summer 2006: "Talkin' 'Skahnsin. Linguists listen to how we talk 'round here." PDF Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, March 24, 2006: "Some beg to differ with linguists." Isthmus, Madison, WI, weekly paper, March 24, 2006: "Something to talk about: Wisconsin Englishes project charts trends in dialects." PDF Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, March 21, 2006: "That Wisconsin accent . . . or is it an eccent?" University of Wisconsin News, March 16, 2006: "Linguists set sights on "Skahnsin" English" Wisconsin State Journal, March 17, 2006: "Researchers want to hear that 'Sconsin slang" (PDF) UW-Eau Claire News Bureau, March 14, 2006: "Linguists invite area residents to discuss 'Skahnsin' English." Interview with Joe Fryer for News Extra Feature entitled "Minnesota/Wisconsin: Our Evolving Dialects." KARE 11. Minneapolis/St. Paul. Original airdate: November 27, 2005. [On-line print version] Badger Herald, March 11, 2005: "UW Linguists Find Dialect Differences." Press Release: Wisconsin Englishes Public Forums, March 2006 (PDF) WRJN Newstalk 1400 AM, Racine, WI. April 22, 2008. Radio interview by Pete Ferrand with Joe Salmons. WBEV 1430 AM, June 6, 2007, Community Comment: "'Skahnsin English." WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, May 30, 2007, "A Public Affair." Interview with Steve Roisum, WPR La Crosse, October 10, 2006: "Wisconsin Dialects Are Changing." WIBA 1310, Madison, Wisconsin, March 30, 2006: "Dueling dialects in the Badger State" Radio interview with Joe Salmons and Thomas Purnell. WTCB-FM, Columbia, South Carolina, March 28, 2006: Radio interview with Joe Salmons and Tony Clyburn. Whad'Ya Know? Radio show, March 25, 2006: Part one Wisconsin Public Radio, interview with Ben Merens, March 22, 2006 WEAU TV13, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. On-air interview on Wisconsin dialects with Judy Clark. News 13 Today, December 20, 2006 [No link available]. WISCTV3, Madison, Wisconsin, April 12, 2006: Television interview with Thomas Purnell.
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