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English. Germanic Languages. Linguistics and Semiotics. The Dialects of English series provides concise, accessible, authoritative and up-to-date documentation for varieties of English, including English-based pidgins and creoles, from all over the English-speaking world.
American English Dialects. North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns. Sections. Small-Scale Dialect Map. Full-Scale Dialect Map. The Atlas of North American English (ANAE) Map notes. Dialect Description Chart. Other Sources. Audio Samples of Local Dialects. (Rejected samples)
An Introduction to English Dialect Words. We recently discussed English slang, in the context of which we observed that there are numerous slang words found within specific regions of the UK and across English as it’s spoken in other countries. Such is the variation that it can even give rise to misunderstandings between English-speakers.
Define dialect: the definition of dialect is a linguistic variety peculiar to a particular geographical region or used by members of a specific social class. In summary, a dialect is a type of language that is spoken by a particular region or group of people. Dialect is much more broad and far reaching that accent.
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The absence of the th sounds in the original Dutch of NYC, as well as in Italian and Yiddish and the English dialect of the Irish, led to the distinctive dese and dose of New York -- only now starting to diminish. There is also a western dialect, which developed in the late 1800’s.
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