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15 hours ago · English in England can be divided into four major dialect regions: South East English, South West English (also known as West Country English), Midlands English and Northern English.
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1 day ago · English phonology is the system of speech sounds used in spoken English. Like many other languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In general, however, the regional dialects of English share a largely similar (but not identical) phonological system.
5 days ago · English language, a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
May 17, 2024 · The dialects of Middle English are usually divided into three large groups: (1) Southern (subdivided into Southeastern, or Kentish, and Southwestern), chiefly in the counties south of the River Thames; (2) Midland (corresponding roughly to the Mercian dialect area of Old English times) in the area from the Thames to southern South Yorkshire and ...
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May 9, 2024 · Singlish. And One More Thing... Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere. Click here to get a copy. (Download) North American English. The North American English variety is spoken mainly in the United States and in Canada.
May 12, 2024 · Online Resources. IDEA International Dialects of English Archive. IDEA was created in 1997 as a free, online archive of primary source dialect and accent recordings for the performing arts. Its founder and director is Paul Meier, author of the best-selling Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen, and a leading dialect coach for theatre and film.
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