This edited collection presents papers relating to the state of the art in Perceptual
Dialectology research. The authors take an international view of the field of Perceptual
Dialectology broadly defined to assess the similarities and contrasts in non-linguists
perceptions of the dialect landscape. The volume is global in focus and chapters discuss data
gathered in the United States the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland France Germany
Austria and South Korea. The common methods used by many of the contributors means that
readers will be able to draw comparisons from the breadth of the volume. The primary focus of
this volume is geared toward an examination of dialect perceptions in and of cities with an
additional goal of presenting empirical theoretical and methodological advancements in
Perceptual Dialectology. Authors contributions to the collection examine how the urban setting
influences perceptions of linguistic variation and in thecourse of examining the connections
between place and perceptions explore several interrelated themes of linguistic variation
including the differences in the perception of rural and urban areas processes of perception
and language change and the relationship between perception and reality .
