Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume VI: Contrastive Maps, Index to Entry Labels, Questionnaire, and Fieldwork Data
Volume 1 of DARE first appeared in 1985, and the set is finally completed with this volume of supplementary materials—a companion of sorts. Volume 6 serves as the set’s index, and it contains more than 1,600 population-adjusted geographic and social contrastive maps that enhance research into the first five volumes. Users will delight in the original DARE questionnaire and responses as well. The original fieldwork contained hundreds of questions, including “If a day is very hot, you say it’s a (blank) day”; “What do you call the upper part of a two-story house?”; and “Expressions about sweating very heavily.” A must-have for libraries owning the first five volumes of the set. --Rebecca Vnuk