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Phonological history of English low back vowels — The phonology of the low back vowels of the English language has undergone changes both overall and with regional variations, dating from Late Middle English (c. 1400) to the present. The sound changes heard in modern English mostly begin with… … Wikipedia
North American English regional phonology — See also: Regional vocabularies of American English North American English regional phonology is the study of variations in the pronunciation of spoken English by the inhabitants of various parts of North America. North American English can be… … Wikipedia
Midland American English — The Midland dialect of American English was first defined by Hans Kurath (A Word Geography of the Eastern United States, 1949) as being the dialect spoken in an area centered on Philadelphia and expanding westward to include most of Pennsylvania… … Wikipedia
American English — US English redirects here. For the political organization, see U.S. English (organization). For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). English language prevalence in the United States. Darker shades of blue indicate higher… … Wikipedia
New England English — refers to the dialects of English spoken in the New England area. These include the Eastern New England dialect (ENE), the Western New England dialect (WNE), and some Subdialects within these two regions. While many people may think the New… … Wikipedia
English phonology — See also: Phonological history of English English phonology is the study of the sound system (phonology) of the English language. Like many languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In… … Wikipedia
Phonological history of English vowels — In the history of English phonology, there were many diachronic sound changes affecting vowels, especially involving phonemic splits and mergers. Contents 1 Great Vowel Shift and Trisyllabic laxing 2 Tense–lax neutralization 3 Monophthon … Wikipedia
Regional accents of English — Distribution of the English language in different countries of the world The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This article provides an overview of the many… … Wikipedia
Philadelphia accent — The Philadelphia dialect is the dialect of English spoken in Philadelphia; and extending into Philadelphia s suburbs in the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. It is one of the best studied dialects of American English due to the fact that… … Wikipedia
