Preface: Why language matters for Wisconsin / Joseph Salmons
Introduction: Thinking about language and Wisconsin English / Thomas Purnell, Eric Raimy, and Joseph Salmons
1. The native languages of Wisconsin / Karen Washinawatok and Monica Macaulay
2. Older immigrant languages / Felecia Lucht
3. Immigrant languages and education: Wisconsin's German schools / Antje Petty
4. The non-Wisconsin sound of southwest Wisconsin / Kristin Speth
5. Words used in Wisconsin / Luanne Von Schneidemesser
6. Standard English: What is it? And what is it good for? / Eric Raimy
7. Ethnicity and language / Thomas Purnell
8. Hmong in Wisconsin / Susan Meredith Burt
9. Spanish in Wisconsin: Advantages of maintenance and prospects for sustained vitality / Catherine Stafford
10. Mapping Wisconsin's linguistic landscapes / Mark Livengood
Conclusion and outlook / Joseph Salmons