http://csumc.wisc.edu/wep/ Prairie School of Linguistics Discussions on the English language spoken in Wisconsin Discussions on the English language spoken in Wisconsin Discussions on the English language spoken in Wisconsin en-us Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License Prairie School of Linguistics wisceng@csumc.wisc.edu no English, language, dialect, radio, UW, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with Lou and Peter Berryman Lou and Peter Berryman stop by to talk about English spoken in Wisconsin. They play renditions of "Squirrelly Valley Two Step" and "Da Biggest Cow". The discussion covers how language reflects a sense of place. http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_001.mp3 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 21:44 English, language, dialect, radio, UW, Madison, Wisconsin Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with Folklorist Jim Leary We continue our discussion of "sense of place" and Wisconsin by talking with folklore expert Professor Jim Leary. http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_002.mp3 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 25:47 English, language, folklore, dialect, radio, UW, Madison, Wisconsin Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with editors of the Dictionary of American Regional English Joan Houston Hall and Luanne von Schneidemesser from the Dictionary of American Regional English discuss the dictionary and words particular to Wisconsin. http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_003.mp3 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:00:00 CST 25:47 English, language, folklore, dialect, regional dictionaries, radio, UW, Madison, Wisconsin Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with editors of the Dictionary of American Regional English A continuation of our discussion with Joan Houston Hall and Luanne von Schneidemesser on their work with the Dictionary of American Regional English. In this podcast they discuss the famous 'bubbler' example and what they call 'oncers,' words for which they only have one citation. http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_004.mp3 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:00:00 CST 18:01 English, language, folklore, words, dialect, regional dictionaries, radio, UW, Madison, Wisconsin Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with UW-Madison linguists Tom Purnell and Joe Salmons In this podcast Tom Purnell and Joe Salmons talk about how some consonants (b, d, g, z type sounds) in Wisconsin and surrounding areas sound like their closest neighbor (p, t, k, s type sounds). http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_005.mp3 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:00:00 CST 17:32 English, linguistics, language, sounds, dialect, consonants, UW, Madison, Wisconsin, Upper Midwest Prairie School of Linguistics Conversation with comedian Rob Brackenridge. Comedian Rob Brackenridge talks with us about the particulars of Wisconsin Englishes and why it plays well outside of the state. http://csumc.wisc.edu/Wep/podcast/WEP_006.mp3 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:00:00 CST 17:43 English, linguistics, language, sounds, dialect, comedy, Rob Brackenridge, UW, Madison, Wisconsin, Upper Midwest