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List of dialects of English. Dialects are linguistic varieties that may differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and other aspects of grammar. For the classification of varieties of English only in of pronunciation, see regional accents of English .
- English Language
English dialects are classified as rhotic or non-rhotic...
- English phonology
For a table that shows the pronunciations of these vowels in...
- Regional accents of English
For a summary of the differences between accents, see the...
- English Language
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.
Dia- Phoneme [1]Ame(aave)Ame(boston Accent)æɛː~ɛə̯~eə̯ɪə̯~eə̯~ɛɐ̯ [45]ææ~ɛː~ɛə̯æ~ɛə̯ɑː / ææ~ɛː~ɛə̯ä~aɑːa~ä~ɑä~aChart. This chart gives a partial system of diaphonemes for English. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bolded text, followed by their most common phonetic values. For the vowels, a separate phonetic value is given for each major dialect, and words used to name corresponding lexical sets are also given.
Map showing the dialect regions of the United States. The dialect regions of the United States are most clearly marked along the Atlantic littoral, where the earlier settlements were made. Three dialects can be defined: Northern, Midland, and Southern. Each has its subdialects.
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