#  Dialect Map 

 



 This exercise helps you understand the dialectical diversity of Middle English by utilizing the [Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval English](http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/ihd/elalme/elalme_frames.html). Download [this pdf](/file_url/237), which will help you navigate around the *Linguistic Atlas* to complete this exercise.

 After you have explored LALME's mapping features, read [these three passages](/file_url/238) of Middle English verse to the best of your ability. Using the maps, textbook, and knowledge from lecture, see if you can figure out where they came from!