Alberta linguist paying more than lip service to Prairie accent

Nicole Rosen, an associate professor of modern languages at the University of Lethbridge, is seeking 150 southern Alberta speakers in a bid to study the West's raised vowels and other linguistic quirks.  She hopes to glean insight into a heretofore little-studied accent — western Canadian.

Study participants will be offered a $15 honorarium in exchange for an hour of their time.  They'll be asked to read a list of words and a block of text before engaging in an interview.  

Read more in this article from the Ottawa Citizen (August 3, 2011).

Here's a link to the University of Lethbridge's Directory, where you can get Ms. Rosen's contact information.