Do Wisconsinites drink pop or soda? Is lutefisk still around? Does Wisconsin not only fight over the remote control but what to call it? We have the answers! We mapped a small sample of words used in Wisconsin in a few different ways. We wanted to compare change over time, to show variation of word usage within the state, and to show a few linguistic topics of interest—pronunciations and tag questions. All maps were produced by Evan Applegate at the UW–Cartography Lab. We also have a downloadable version of the maps available in a pdf format.
1. Participation Map. This map shows all participants in Wisconsin who answered at least one survey question.
| 2. Comparison Maps. We wanted to see how some Wisconsin words have changed over time. The 1960s data is on the left and the 2010s data on the right. A community with an asterisk behind its name in the 2010s maps indicates a legacy community, a community that took part in both surveys. | |
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| 3. New Questions. The 2013-14 OSWE Questionnaire asked some new questions of Wisconsin residents and we used some of those responses to show variation in word usage throughout the state. | |
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| 4. Pronunciation Maps. We also asked some new questions about pronunciation of common words in the OSWE Questionnaire. Here are a couple of those. | |
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| 5. Tag Question Maps. In both the 1960s and today, Wisconsin still shows some interesting variety. | |
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