American Dialects

Here is an interesting set of maps showing dialect differences in the US:

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jakatz2/project-dialect.html

And a fun little movie about American Dialects based on that same survey:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1091263959001?bckey=AQ~~%2CAAAABvb_NGE~%2CDMkZt2E6wO0aqwg3BkGVZipVhkS_MPQH&bctid=2864134119001


Can't vouch for the accuracy of this but if you are wondering about YOUR dialect, try this quiz::

http://www.gotoquiz.com/results/what_american_accent_do_you_have

Finally, a more comprehensive treatment of American dialects:

http://robertspage.com/dialects.html

A complex map of American dialects:

http://aschmann.net/AmEng/