Dear Safranim The Scout Report v. 10 n.30, pointed to a fascinating MLA interactive map of language speakers within the United States. Look where Hebrew and Yiddish stand. Shabbath shalom irene
Modern Language Association Language map <http://www.mla.org/resources/census_main>http://www.mla.org/resources/census_main Drawing on information from the United States Census 2000 long form, the Modern Language Association has crated this important interactive map that allows users to see where the speakers of thirty-seven languages reside throughout the country. The map allows visitors the option to toggle certain themes (such as rivers, lakes, and highways) and to look through the numbers of speakers by zip code, town, city, or county. Visitors can also look at data at the state level, and they can also print out their own customized maps as well. Users of the site can also generate interactive maps for two languages in the same state, or compare the concentration of the same language in two states. If all of this seems a bit overwhelming, visitors can also take an online tour of the site's features. This site will be of great interest both to linguists and to those interested in learning about the spatial distribution of the languages spoken across the United States. <http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2004/scout-040730-verso.php#team>[KMG] Irene L. Munster Bibliographer for Latin America and Iberia Perkins Library Duke University P.O. Box 90195 Durham, N.C. 27708 Phone: (919) 660 5845 Fax: (919) 684 2855 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
