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The major native dialects of English are often divided by linguists into three general categories: the British Isles dialects, those of North America, and those of Australasia. [ 2] Dialects can be associated not only with place but also with particular social groups. Within a given English-speaking country, there is a form of the language ...
Sociolinguistics. Dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the Ancient Greek word διάλεκτος, diálektos 'discourse', from διά, diá 'through' and λέγω, légō 'I speak') refers to two distinctly different types of linguistic relationships. The more common usage of the term in English refers to a variety of a language that ...
The Survey of English Dialects in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s recorded over 30 examples of authentic Yorkshire dialects which can be heard online via the British Library Sound Archive. [14] Below is a selection of recordings from this archive: Miss Madge Dibnah (b.1890) of Welwick, East Yorkshire, "female housekeeper". [15]
Appalachian English. Appalachia (in white) overlaid with dialect regions defined by the 2006 ANAE. Southern American English is the dominant dialect in the region. Appalachian English is American English native to the Appalachian mountain region of the Eastern United States. Historically, the term Appalachian dialect refers to a local English ...
My writing style has been growing distinctly less formal over the years and growing more, for lack of a better word, “dialect-full.” DAVID MURDOCK: On language and dialect (and fascinating ...
Southern American English or Southern U.S. English is a regional dialect [ 1][ 2] or collection of dialects of American English spoken throughout the Southern United States, though concentrated increasingly in more rural areas, and spoken primarily by White Southerners. [ 3] In terms of accent, its most innovative forms include southern ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to English dialects. Language portal. This category contains both accents and dialects specific to groups of speakers of the English language. General pronunciation issues that are not specific to a single dialect are categorized under the English phonology category. See also: Category:English-based pidgins ...
Cajun English. Acadiana, the traditional Cajun homeland and the stronghold of both the Louisiana French and Cajun English dialects. Cajun English, or Cajun Vernacular English, is a dialect of American English spoken by Cajuns living in Southern Louisiana. Cajun English is significantly influenced by Louisiana French, the historical language of ...