Week Two Asynchronous Activity by Deena Gumina https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2 After your map study, create a square on this padlet that specifically answers the following questions: 1) Name the geographic area you focused on (can be either your home state/county, a specific region in Colorado, or the area where you might want to teach after graduation). 2) Based on your research from looking at map in the Washington Post article, “Mapping where English is not the language at home”, list the most prevalent language other than English that is spoken by residents in the county you chose, and the percentage of residents in the county that speak that language. 3) Drawing on information from the North American English Dialects map, describe the variety/dialect of English that is spoken in the area you selected. What variety/dialect of N. American English called? If there are audio samples of the variety/dialect in your chosen area, listen to a few and note what you noticed or heard. 4) Include an image/video that represents the area you explored. en-us 2021-08-24 18:49:58 UTC 2025-06-21 15:19:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Padlet Map- Alex reynolds https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1710590516 2021-09-01 18:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1710590516 Greensboro, NC - Sofie Patton https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1711527216 1) I focused on Greensboro, NC (my hometown)
2) The most prevalent language, other than English, that is is spoken is Greensboro is Spanish. Out of the 452,429 people that live here, 11.9% of families speak Spanish at home.
3) The dialect that is spoken in Greensboro is "Classical Southern." One of the big tells of this dialect is "a catch-all for all R-dropping dialects in the South." I listened to an audio sample and you can really hear the deep southern accent. 
4) I chose this picture opposed to some of the sky views of the city because I felt that the other pictures made Greensboro feel bigger than it actually is to me. I also live about 20 minutes outside of the city so this isn't really what I picture when I think of Greensboro but this is more what the article focuses on]]> 2021-09-02 02:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1711527216 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Kae O'Donnell https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713190446
  • I focused on Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. This isn't my hometown but a place that I love to visit and one day might live in.
  • The most prevalent language other than English here is French. Of roughly 89,000 residents 19.1% are Non-English speakers. 
  • The dialect that's spoken in this area is considered "Cajun English" which is a Louisiana French. For example, th > t,d.
  • The photo above is from down town Lafourche Parish. I thought this was a beautiful photo and represented the culture well.

    • ]]>     2021-09-02 16:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713190446     Middlesex County/Boston MA - Regan Beers https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713192834 1.) I grew up in Middlesex County so I focused on that area but also spent some time looking at the Boston area.
    2.) The most common languages spoken in the Boston area and Middlesex County are Chinese (18.3%) and Spanish (24.3%) but as you move down the coast towards Plymouth county the most common dialect is Portuguese (20.8%).  
    3.) The dialect spoken in Boston is "Eastern New England" which includes the classics like "r" dropping being the biggest tell when talking to someone from downtown Boston. Another bring dialect pattern is that "father" does not rhyme with "bother". I listened to the audio clip and was able to pick up on different pronunciations of the word "water". ]]>     2021-09-02 16:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713192834     Denver, Colorado- Jessica Valadez Fraire https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713238646
  • I decided to focus on Denver, Colorado because this is where I want to teach after graduation. 
  • The most prevalent language in Denver is Spanish with 27.6% of the population being non-English speakers, I think it's also important to note that all of the surrounding counties also have Spanish as their most prevalent language. 
  • The Dialect of English in Denver is the "West" which is characterized by a complete or almost complete lower back merger (I honestly have 0 idea what that means :)) but they gave an example of "o" and "oh" sounding completely identical and I was able to get at what they were saying by listening to the audio.

    • ]]>     2021-09-02 16:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713238646     Adams County, Colorado- Mia Taylor https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713290173 1. I decided to focus on Adams county because this is where I grew up and am considering teaching. 
    2. According to the Washington Post map, the most prevalent language besides English is Spanish with 27.6%. Every bordering county's most prevalent language is also Spanish.
    3. It looks like the dialect in this area is the West while its sub dialects are Alaska and Silver City, New Mexico. For example the vowel of "too" is more fronted than the vowel of "toe". 
    4. I chose a picture of the trail winds soccer park in Thornton because growing up this is where I saw the most diversity in language. I would play teams that spoke different languages, that went to different schools around the area, and where I was exposed to Spanish speaking the most. ]]>     2021-09-02 17:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713290173     Tucson, Arizona- Torey Zrubek https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713325962 1) I really focused on Tucson Arizona. Arizona is one of my favorite places in the world and I visit there almost every year. I hope to teach there when I graduate. 

    2) The most prevalent language other than English there is Spanish, 910,971 residents 28.3% of them are Non-English speakers. 

    3) The dialect that is spoken in this area is "Western Apache". This language sound no different form the English we speak today but it goes back many years ago and have a totally different sound to things. They use to use different stems like -tii and -a, which would mean the same thing but used different stems. ]]>     2021-09-02 17:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1713325962     El Paso County - Isabel MacLean https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1714083708 1. I focused on El Paso County in Colorado Springs which is my hometown.
    2. 11.4% of the 567,317 residents are non-English speakers with the top language being Spanish. 
    3. In this area there is a Greater New York City dialect with lowest common denominator English also used.]]>     2021-09-03 01:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1714083708     Washington D.C. - Jordan Chamberlain https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1714507256 1. I decided to look at the District of Columbia because I was interested in learning more about the population of our country's capital. 

    2. The most prevalent language other than English spoken in D.C. is Spanish. Of the 560,607 residents, 14.5% are non-English speakers. 

    3. In Washington D.C., the dialect of English that is spoken is called Midland. In this dialect, "on" rhymes with "dawn". In addition, the 'r' sound is often dropped.

    4. I chose this photo of the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King, Jr. performed his "I Have a Dream" speech. Fighting for people's equal rights represents D.C. perfectly in my eyes. ]]>     2021-09-03 03:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1714507256     Los Angeles County- Amelie Rodriguez https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716041839 1. I focused on Los Angeles County in California which is where I was born. 

    2. The most prevalent language other than English is Spanish with 56.6% residents speaking it at home. 

    3.  The dialogue spoken here is the “west”. It is characterized by having only 13 vowels where other areas have at least 14 vowels; it is also known as the lowest common denominator english. 

    ]]>     2021-09-03 20:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716041839     Arapahoe County-Olivia Johnson https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716101928
  • I decided to focus on Arapahoe County Colorado which is where I was born and grew up. 
  • 21.9% of the 523,128 residents are non-English speakers and the most common language is Spanish in that area. 
  • The dialect in the area is classified as the “West” which includes R-dropping, Pen=Pin, and Don=On=Dawn. I found that these dialect characteristics came from the southern British who colonized the area. 

    • ]]>     2021-09-03 21:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716101928     Orange County- Hailey Schroeder https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716132579 1. I focused on Orange County in California because it is a place I would love to teach one day
    2. The most prevalent language other than English is Spanish with 24.8% of the population speaking it.
    3. The dialect here is considered to be "West". It is known to have fewer vowels than other areas. For example, it is common for them to pronoun it cot rather than caught.
    4. The photo above is an image of the coast of Orange County]]>     2021-09-03 22:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716132579     Boulder, Colorado- Marycruz Fraire Sanches https://padlet.com/guminad/5pmkwm06xh4eswc2/wish/1716392503 1. I decided to focus on Boulder, Colorado (my hometown) because it's where I'm considering to teach after graduation.
    2. Of the 276,549 residents, 16.1% of the population are non-English speakers with Spanish being the most prevalent language other than English.
    3. It looks like the dialect of English in this area is the "West " which includes a pin-pen merger making the pronunciation of the words the same
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