Preface -- Foreword -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. The study of folk perceptions of language differences: an historical account -- Chapter 2. Hawaiian perceptions of United States dialect distribution -- Chapter 3. Where they speak correct English: the view from Southern Indiana -- Chapter 4. The nicest English is in Indiana -- Chapter 5. The perception of language variety in Brazil -- Chapter 6. Five visions of America -- Chapter 7. Prospects -- References -- Index.