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Regional vocabularies of American English vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may not be recognized by speakers outside that region. Some terms appear on more than one list. == Regionalisms == Historically, a number of everyday words and expression used to be characteristic of different dialect areas of the United States, especially the North, the Midland, and the South; many of these terms spread from their area of origin and came to be used throughout the nation. Today many people use these different words for the same object interchangeably, or to distinguish between variations of an object. Such traditional lexical variables include: * ''faucet'' (North) and ''spigot'' (South);〔Metcalf, Alan A. (2000) ''How we talk: American regional English today''. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.〕 * ''frying pan'' (North and South, but not Midland), ''spider'' (New England; obsolete),〔Allen, Harold Byron, and Gary N. Underwood (eds). (1971) ''Readings in American Dialectology''. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.〕 and ''skillet'' (Midland, Gulf States); * ''clapboard'' (chiefly Northeast) and ''weatherboard'' (Midland and South);〔Wood, Gordon Reid. (1971) ''Vocabulary change: a study of variation in regional words in eight of the Southern States''. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.〕 * ''gutter'' (Northeast, South, West), ''eaves trough'' (in-land North, West), and ''rainspouting'' (chiefly Maryland and Pennsylvania); * ''pit'' (North) and ''seed'' (elsewhere); * ''teeter-totter'' (widespread),〔 ''seesaw'' (South and Midland), and ''dandle'' (Rhode Island); * ''firefly'' (less frequent South and Midland) and ''lightning bug'' (less frequent North); * ''pail'' (North, north Midland) and ''bucket'' (Midland and South). However many differences still hold and mark boundaries between different dialect areas, as shown below. From 2000-2005, for instance, ''The Dialect Survey'' queried North American English speakers' usage of a variety of linguistic items, including vocabulary items that vary by region.〔Vaux, Bert, Scott A. Golder, Rebecca Starr, and Britt Bolen. (2000-2005) ''(The Dialect Suvey )''. Survey and maps.〕 These include: * generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage * drink made with milk and ice cream * long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce, and so on * rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class, for athletic activities, etc. Below are lists outlining regional vocabularies in the main dialect areas of the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regional vocabularies of American English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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