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Types of English

African-​American English​
African-​American English​

The term was created in 1973 by a group of black scholars who disliked the negative connotations of terms like 'Nonstandard Negro English' that had been coined in the 1960s when the first modern large-scale linguistic studies of African American speech-communities began.

Australian ​English​
Australian ​English​

Australian English (AuE, en-AU) is a major variety of the English language, used throughout Australia. Although English has no official status in the Constitution, Australian English is the country's national and de facto official language as it is the first language of the majority of the population.

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Baltimore ​Accent​
Baltimore ​Accent​

The Baltimore accent, also known as Baltimorese (sometimes pseudophonetically written Baldimorese, Bawlmerese, or Ballimerese), commonly refers to the accent and dialect of Mid-Atlantic American English that originated among the white blue-collar residents of South and Southeast Baltimore, Maryland.

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Beijing Dialect​
Beijing Dialect​

Definition of Beijing dialect in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of Beijing dialect. What does Beijing dialect mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word Beijing dialect.

British English​
British English​

British English and American English. British people and American people can always understand each other – but there are a few notable differences between British English and American English

Canadian ​English​
Canadian ​English​

Canadian English (CanE, CE, en-CA) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Canada. According to the 2011 census, English was the first language of approximately 19 million Canadians, or 57% of the population; the remainder of the population were native speakers of Canadian French (22%) or other languages (allophones, 21%).

Cardiff ​English​
Cardiff ​English​

The Cardiff accent, also known as Cardiff English is the regional accent of English, and a variety of Welsh English, as spoken in and around the city of Cardiff, and is somewhat distinctive in Wales, compared with other Welsh accents.

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Chicano ​English​
Chicano ​English​

Chicano English, or Mexican-American English, is a dialect of American English spoken primarily by Mexican Americans (sometimes known as Chicanos), particularly in the Southwestern United States, ranging from Texas to California but also apparent in Chicago.

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Cumbrian ​Dialect​
Cumbrian ​Dialect​

The Cumbrian dialect is a local Northern English dialect in decline, spoken in Cumbria (including historic Cumberland and Westmorland) and surrounding northern England, not to be confused with the area's extinct Celtic language, Cumbric.Most of the parts of Cumbria have a more North-East English sound to them. Whilst clearly being a Northern English accent, it shares much vocabulary with Scots.

Essex Dialect​
Essex Dialect​

The Essex dialect is a dialect similar to some forms of East Anglian English and is now mainly confined to the north and the east of Essex. It is similar to both the Suffolk and Norfolk dialects, but has its own peculiarities.

Estuary ​English​
Estuary ​English​

Now it is considered conservative, Estuary English taking its turn. Any person in England could understand it, that is why it is also used as a model fir the teaching of British English, although there many varieties of English in the UK that they don’t much resemble neither RP English nor southern accents.

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Hiberno-​English​
Hiberno-​English​

Hiberno‐English (from Latin Hibernia: "Ireland") or Irish English is the set of English dialects natively written and spoken within the island of Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).

Kentish ​Dialect​
Kentish ​Dialect​

Kentish was a southern dialect of Old English spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent. It was one of four dialect-groups of Old English, the other three being Mercian, Northumbrian (known collectively as the Anglian dialects), and West Saxon.

Lancashire ​Dialect​
Lancashire ​Dialect​

The Lancashire dialect and accent (Lanky) refers to the Northern English vernacular speech of the English county of Lancashire.Simon Elmes' book Talking for Britain said that Lancashire dialect is now much less common than it once was, but it is not quite extinct, still spoken by the older population.

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Manchester ​Dialect​
Manchester ​Dialect​

The dialect is distinguishable from other Northern English dialects. A major feature of the Mancunian accent is the over-enunciation of vowel sounds when compared to the flattened sounds of neighbouring areas. This is also noticeable with words ending in <er> such as tenner.

Philadelphia ​English​
Philadelphia ​English​

Philadelphia English is a variety or dialect of American English native to Philadelphia and extending into Philadelphia's metropolitan area throughout the Delaware Valley and South Jersey, including Atlantic City and Wilmington, Delaware.

Scottish ​English​
Scottish ​English​

Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. The main, formal variety is called Scottish Standard English or Standard Scottish English (SSE). Scottish Standard English may be defined as "the characteristic speech of the professional class [in Scotland] and the accepted norm in schools".

Suffolk Dialect​
Suffolk Dialect​

The Suffolk dialect is a dialect spoken in the East Anglian county of Suffolk, England. Like many English dialects, it is rapidly disappearing, due to the advent of increasing social and geographical mobility and the influence of the media.

Upper ​Peninsula English​
Upper ​Peninsula English​

Upper Peninsula (U.P.) English, also known as Yooper English, or colloquially as Yoopanese, is a variety of American English native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (locally abbreviated as "U.P." and the basis for the endonym "Yooper").

Welsh English​
Welsh English​

Welsh English refers to the dialects of English spoken by Welsh people.The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar and often include words derived from Welsh. In addition to the distinctive words and grammar, a variety of accents are found across Wales, including those of north Wales, the Cardiff dialect, the South Wales Valleys ...

West Saxon ​Dialect​
West Saxon ​Dialect​

West Saxon was the language of the kingdom of Wessex, and was the basis for successive widely used literary forms of Old English: the Early West Saxon of Alfred the Great's time, and the Late West Saxon of the late 10th and 11th centuries.

Yorkshire ​Dialect​
Yorkshire ​Dialect​

The Yorkshire dialect (also Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, or Yorkshire English) is an English dialect of Northern England spoken in England's historic county of Yorkshire. The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse.

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