How long does it take to read The Atlas of North American English?
William Labov, Sharon Ash, Charles Boberg
The Atlas of North American English by William Labov, Sharon Ash, Charles Boberg takes about 5 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 318 pages, about 87,450 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Accompanying CD-ROM and website contain ... "a data base with measurements of more than 100,000 vowels and mean values for 439 speakers; extended sound samples of all North American dialects; multimedia material for further study; multimedia applications to enhance classroom presentations"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Americanisms, Canadianisms, Dialects, Variations, Variation, Grammar & vocabulary
