Linguistic Maps

On Friday, September 26, during our discussion of languages, language families, and dialects, I mentioned a neat project that UW-Milwaukee did on mapping dialects across the United States. For example, you can see which parts of the country say "pop" or "soda" or "coke" to describe a carbonated soft drink.

Here is the link for UW-Milwaukee's dialect project, including the maps for tons of different words:

http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html

Is it a yard sale, rummage sale, or garage sale?
Sneakers or tennis shoes?
A bubbler or a water fountain or a drinking fountain?

Extra Credit Map Projections Activity

We learned about the need for and ways to create map projections. This extra credit opportunity helps you explore map projections further thanks to the National Geographic Society's website.

Get the activity sheet from me in class and then go to the following link to begin your exploration of map projections.

Round Earth, Flat Maps