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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.

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List of dialects of English

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make some English dialects almost unintelligible to speakers from other regions without any prior exposure. The major native dialects of English are often...

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Survey of English Dialects

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of English Dialects was undertaken between 1950 and 1961 under the direction of Professor Harold Orton of the English department of the University of...

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International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects

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in Southern England. Some dialects, such as Scottish English, Irish English, and many American South and New England dialects, distinguish voiceless [ʍ]...

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History of English

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Old English continued to exhibit local variation, the remnants of which continue to be found in dialects of Modern English. The four main dialects were...

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English language in England

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delimiters. The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader...

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Antarctic English

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Antarctic English is a variety of the English language spoken by people living on the continent of Antarctica and within the subantarctic islands.: vii ...

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Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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List of English words of Old English origin. English words of African origin List of English words of Afrikaans origin List of South African English regionalisms...

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Old English

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dialect of Somerset. For details of the sound differences between the dialects, see Phonological history of Old English § Dialects. The language of the...

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North American English

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spelling prevails over the British (e.g., tire rather than tyre). Dialects of American English spoken by United Empire Loyalists who fled the American Revolution...

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Caribbean English

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Caribbean English (CE, CarE) is a set of dialects of the English language which are spoken in the Caribbean and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central...

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West Saxon dialect

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two different dialects Early West Saxon and Late West Saxon with West Saxon being one of the four distinct regional dialects of Old English. The three others...

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Welsh English

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the west of Wales have been more heavily influenced by the Welsh language while dialects in the east have been influenced more by dialects in England...

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British English

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it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the British Isles taken...

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Linguistic purism in English

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Linguistic purism in English is the opposition to foreign influence in the English language. English has evolved with a great deal of borrowing from other...

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Yorkshire dialect

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Survey of English Dialects collected dozens of recordings of authentic Yorkshire dialects. Based on fragments of early studies on the dialect, there seem...

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Regional accents of English

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English spelling differences English phonology Survey of English Dialects List of dialects of the English language International Dialects of English Archive...

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Jamaican English

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Th-stopping is also common. One of the most salient sounds of Caribbean English to speakers of outside English dialects is its unique rhythm and intonation...

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Guyanese Creole

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Linguistically, it is similar to other English dialects of the Caribbean region, based on 19th-century English and has loan words from West African, Indian-South...

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Trinidadian and Tobagonian English

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varieties of English as well as other dialects, namely Trinidadian Creole in Trinidad and Tobagonian Creole in Tobago. Trinidadian English was initially...

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International Dialects of English Archive

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International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA) is a free, online archive of primary-source dialect and accent recordings of the English language. The...

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List of English words of Irish origin

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This is a list of English-language words from the Irish language with links provided to pronunciation in all three primarily Irish dialects, spoken by...

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Scottish English

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consonant). Although other dialects have merged non-intervocalic /ɛ/, /ɪ/, /ʌ/ before /r/ (fern–fir–fur merger), Scottish English makes a distinction between...

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English as a lingua franca

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The widespread teaching of English as a second or foreign language; The mutual intelligibility of dialects of English Spread of Christianity via Christian...

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English usage controversies

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in dialects other than Standard English or in an informal register; others consider certain constructions to be incorrect in any variety of English. On...

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Southern American English

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Southern American English or Southern U.S. English is a regional dialect or collection of dialects of American English spoken throughout the Southern United...

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Nigerian English

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are three main dialects of Nigerian English: Hausa English (spoken by the Hausa), Igbo English (spoken by the Igbo) and Yoruba English (spoken by the...

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Malaysian English

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Malaysian English (MyE), formally known as Malaysian Standard English (MySE) (similar and related to British English), is a form of English used and spoken...

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List of Cornish dialect words

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others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall. Abroad...

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