Julia Bloch


Julia McDonnell Bloch was an American linguist. She was on the editorial staff of the Linguistic Atlas of New England, assisting in the preparation of its 700 dialect maps. She also contributed to the Handbook of the Linguistic Geography of New England. These books were part of a Linguistic Atlas project directed by Hans Kurath.
Julia Bloch was married to the American linguist, Bernard Bloch, from 1932 until her death. They met when they were both working in the English department at Mount Holyoke College. They worked together on the linguistic atlas projects led by Hans Kurath.
The Bernard and Julia Bloch Fellowship, awarded by the Linguistic Society of America to 'the most promising applicant' to the LSA Summer Institute, was established from the Julia Bloch Memorial Fund. The Bernard and Julia Bloch fellowship was first awarded in the summer of 1970.

Publications

Handbook of the linguistic geography of New England, by Hans Kurath with the collaboration of Marcus L. Hansen, Julia Bloch Bernard Bloch. Providence: Brown University, 1939.
Linguistic Atlas of New England, by Hans Kurath, Miles L. Hanley, Bernard Bloch, Marcus L. Hansen and Julia Bloch. 3 vols. Providence: Brown University, 1939-1943.