April 1, 1999

Dear Respondent,

I am helping a colleague study words for watercourses in English. Perhaps you would not mind helping me help her by answering the following questions ? Your participation is voluntary; you do not have to answer anything you wish not to answer; you do not have to turn this in if you don't want to. If I do not immediately retrieve the sheet from you, please send it to me (or drop it off for me) at the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521.

Thank you very much.

David Kronenfeld
 
 

1) For each of the following pairs of watercourse terms, please indicate briefly what you understand to be the difference in meaning (or usage) between the first term and the second term. If they refer to different kinds of watercourses, describe the difference; if they are used in different regions or dialects, describe that difference. If you think you know the answer for some pair, but are unsure, then answer the question for that pair but add "unsure" to your answer. If you absolutely don't know, then just leave it blank.

river - stream ______

river - creek ______

river - bourn ______

river - brook ______

river - branch ______

river - rill ______

stream - creek ______

stream - bourn ______

stream - brook ______

stream - branch ______

stream - rill ______

creek - bourn ______

creek - brook ______

creek - branch ______

creek - rill ______

bourn - brook ______

bourn - branch ______

bourn - rill ______

brook - branch ______

brook - rill ______

branch - rill ______
 
 

Personal Background: Please tell me your sex: ___; State or nation of birth: _________________________

States or countries you have lived in for significant periods of time:
 
 

Native language:

Languages spoken: