The purpose of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is not to prescribe how Americans should speak, or even to describe the language we use generally, the "standard" language. Instead, it seeks to document the varieties of English that are not found everywhere in the United States--those words, pronunciations, and phrases that vary from one region to another, that we learn at home rather than at school, or that are part of our oral rather than our written culture.

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  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 1, Fall 2017 

    DARE; Gardner, Elizabeth; Goebel, George (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2017)
    Contents: "The News from DARE" by George Goebel; "In Memoriam: Patt VanDyke" by Elizabeth Gardner; "Contributors to DARE in 2016 and 2017"; "Linguistics Symposium Photos"; "Staff Member Profile: Yuhong (Jake) Zhu"; "A Word ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 2, Fall 2016 

    DARE; Goebel, George; Schnebly, Julie (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2016)
    Contents: "The News from DARE" by George Goebel; "DARE and Mental Floss" by Julie Schnebly; "Discount on Digital DARE"; "Want to Go Paperless?"; "In Memoriam: Donald Oresman"
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 1 

    DARE; Goebel, George (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2016)
    Contents: "The News from DARE" by George Goebel; "Contributors to DARE in 2015"; "DARE Staffer Receives DSNA Award"; "A Note of Thanks"
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 4 

    Goebel, George; DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2015)
    Contents: "The News from DARE" by George Goebel; "Notes on Words" by George Goebel; "Discount on Digital DARE"; "DARE Helps NEH Celebrate Fifty Years"; "Staff Member Profile--Trevor Wells Fraser"; "DARE After Dark"; " ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 18, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2015 

    Curzan, Anne; DARE; Goebel, George; Hall, Joan Houston (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2015)
    Contents: "Pausing Over Pronunciation" by Anne Curzan; " 'Mr. Science' Retires"; "Passing the Baton" by Joan Houston Hall; "Looking Forward" by George Goebel; "In Memoriam: Ivan Doig"; "Staff Member Profile: Cristopher ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1, Winter 2015 

    Boyd, Donald M.; DARE; Hall, Joan Houston; Schnebly, Julie (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2015)
    Contents: "Epiphany in South Texas" by Donald M. Boyd; "From the Chief Editor's Desk: Sobering News" by Joan Houston Hall; "Honors for DARE Staffer"; "The New Online Survey of Wisconsin English" by Julie Schnebly; "Staff ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 4 

    DARE; Hall, Joan Houston; Stark, Detlef (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2014)
    Contents: "Georgia (Still) on My Mind (Part 2)" by Detlef Stark; "Discount on Digital DARE"; "DARE Board Member Receives Honor"; "DARE Tapes and a Texas Tale"; "From the Chief Editor's Desk" by Joan Houston Hall; "Voices ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 17, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2014 

    Clark, Amy; Hall, Joan Houston; Stark, Detlef; DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2014-08-21)
    Contents: "Georgia (Still) on My Mind (Part 1)" by Detlef Stark; "Chief Editor's Funding Update" by Joan Houston Hall; "Digital DARE Quiz Winner"; " 'Do You Speak Wisconsin?' Online Survey Extended"; "A Postscript on ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 1, Winter 2014 

    Curzan, Anne; DARE; Hall, Joan Houston; Price, Jenny; Schnebly, Julie (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2014)
    Contents: " 'All Plogged Up' . . . Am I All Alone?" by Anne Curzan; "Do You Speak Wisconsin?" by Jenny Price and Joan Houston Hall; "Chief Editor's Funding Appeal" by Joan Houston Hall; "DARE Essay Contest: An Invitation ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2013 

    Drake, Toni; Moore, Robert H.; DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2013)
    Contents: "Personal Reflections: Fred Cassidy as Mentor and Friend" by Robert H. Moore; "Funding Update" by Toni Drake; "In Memoriam: Burr Angle"; "Upcoming Writing Contest"; "Staff Member Profile: Erica Kanesaka Kalnay"; ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 16, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2013 

    Doig, Ivan; Hall, Joan Houston; Schnebly, Julie; DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2013)
    Contents: "Back and Forth with DARE" by Ivan Doig; "DARE Weathers Financial Crisis" by Joan Houston Hall; "Meet Toni Drake"; "Volume VI DARE Quiz Key" by Julie Schnebly; "DARE Wins Dartmouth Medal"
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 2013 

    Adams, Michael; DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2013)
    Contents: "Words of America: A Field Guide (Part 2)" by Michael Adams; "Beta Testers Needed for 'DARE Digital' "; "DARE Editors Celebrate with HUP Colleague"; "DARE Editor Addresses Dialect Society"; "Funding Update" by ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 4, Fall 2012 

    Adams, Michael; DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2012)
    Contents: "Words of America: A Field Guide (Part 1)" by Michael Adams; "Volume VI Preview"; "Staff Member Profile: Trini Stickle"; "Funding Update" by Jon E. Sorenson
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 15, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2012 

    DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2012)
    Contents: "What a Spring!"; "Funding Update" by Jon E. Sorenson; "Volume VI"; "New DARE Website"; "In Memoriam: Robert Easton"
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 2012 

    Rubrecht, August; DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2012)
    Contents: "Let DARE Help You Get the Most out of Placebos" by August Rubrecht; "Contributors to DARE in 2011"; "Staff Member Profile: Erin Leary"; "DARE Represented at ADS Meeting"; "Volume V DARE Quiz Key"; "Volume VI Is ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 4, Fall 2011 

    Hall, Joan Houston; DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2011)
    Contents: "DARE: The View from the Letter Z (Part 2)" by Joan Houston Hall; "Funding Update" by Jon E. Sorenson; "The DARE Bibliography: A Preview"; "Staff Member Profile: Esther Hong"; "DARE in Humanities"; "Volume V DARE ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 14, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2011 

    Angle, Burr; DARE; Hall, Joan Houston; Kester, Dolores (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2011)
    Contents: "DARE: The View from the Letter Z" by Joan Houston Hall; "DARE Receives Regents Award"; "Names and Professor Cassidy" by Burr Angle and Dolores Kester; "In Memoriam: Richard W. Bailey"; "DARE in the Twitterverse ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2011 

    DARE; Hall, Joan Houston; Risteen, Landon (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2011)
    Contents: "From the Chief Editor's Desk" by Joan Houston Hall; "DARE Was There: The 1940s" by Landon Risteen; "Contributors to DARE in 2010"
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 4, Fall 2010 

    Hall, Joan Houston; Buss, Dale; DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2010)
    Contents: "DARE in the News" by Joan Houston Hall; "DARE to Be Finished--Maybe Next Year" by Dale Buss; "Funding Update" by Jon E. Sorenson; "Coming in Volume V"; "How to Speak American" by Joan Houston Hall; "DARE Board ...
  • DARE Newsletter, Vol. 13, Nos. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2010 

    Berns, Roland L.; DARE; Sorenson, Jon E. (Dictionary of American Regional English, 2010)
    Contents: "Mean Enough to Push a Widder Woman's Dog in the Well" by Roland L. Berns; "Funding Update" by Jon E. Sorenson; "At the Newberry Library"; "DARE in Germany and England"; "Where Are They Now?: Carrie Estill"; ...

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