I-VIII -- 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