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3 days ago · The International Phonetic Alphabet charts for English dialects show the most common applications of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English language pronunciations. These charts give a partial system of diaphonemes for English.
6 days 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.
2 days ago · Received Pronunciation (RP) is the accent traditionally regarded as the standard and most prestigious form of spoken British English. For over a century, there has been argument over such questions as the definition of RP, whether it is geographically neutral, how many speakers there are, the nature and classification of its sub-varieties, how appropriate a choice it is as a standard, and how ...
3 days ago · The Southern dialect of American English, also known as Southern American English (SAE), is the most widely recognized regional dialect in the United States. It is primarily spoken by natives of the southern states, including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and parts of Virginia.
1 day ago · Throughout this unit, you will be working with this approach as you explore how the Scots language shaped much of the poetry of Scotland. Important details to take notes on throughout this unit: the range of vernacular dialects and the synthesis of dialects in crafted, literary Scots poems. the range of forms in literary Scots poems and the ...
4 days ago · Words are the lifeblood of language, and we present a curated list of Northumbrian Words. The Northumbrian Language Society has been collecting and researching since its formation, publishing and refining definitions in the pages of Northumbriana magazine. Since the days of The English Dialect Dictionary the start of research into dialect has ...
4 days ago · Modern English is a mongrel language, made up of many linguistic strands. Celtic, Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and Norman-French are the principal roots, onto which have been grafted words and phrases from every part of the world during the last five hundred years.
