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May 27, 2014 · Click here to listen to a Cajun English accent. Cajun English, spoken only in southern Louisiana, is a dialect strongly influenced by French and something of a historical oddity. The Cajuns ...
5 days ago · Quid (one British pound) Snog (kiss) Naff (lacking in style; bad taste) Resources to Learn British English: BBC Learning English: This enormous British English learning portal is sponsored by the British Broadcasting Company, a worldwide leader in news reporting. Here they have news, podcasts, quizzes and videos.
Yes, I can think of an example of exactly what you're talking about. Scots descended from Middle English separately from Modern English, and is nigh-unintelligible to most standard English speakers. It's also usually classified as its own separate language, but I'm guessing that so are the Swedish dialects you're referring to. JoseElEntrenador.
amenohana. • 11 yr. ago. my understanding of chinese in china is that the dialects can be totally mutually unintelligible. Chinese "dialects" are classed as dialects for political reasons. More properly, they're very separate languages. Japanese dialects are genuine dialects, and don't differ significantly more or less than English dialects. 12.
A number of Korean dialects ( Korean : 한국어의 방언) are spoken on the Korean Peninsula. The peninsula is very mountainous and each dialect's "territory" corresponds closely to the natural boundaries between different geographical regions of Korea. Most of the dialects are named for one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea.
Jan 31, 2023 · British English. British English is the regional dialect spoken in the U.K., and along with American English, it's one of the most widely studied by learners around the world. It’s also similar to the Englishes of many Commonwealth countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Pronunciation: The letter “r” is usually only ...
Northumbrian dialect refers to any one of several traditional English dialects spoken in the historic counties of Northumberland and County Durham. The term 'Northumbrian' can refer to the region of Northumbria but can also refer specifically to the county of Northumberland. [2] This article focuses on the former definition and thus includes ...
