List of dialects of the English language
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This is a list of dialects of the English language.
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Europe
- British English
- Black Country English (Yam Yam)
- Brummie
- Cockney
- East Anglian English
- Estuary English
- Geordie
- Jock
- Northern English
- Received Pronunciation (Queen's English, BBC English)
- Scouse
- Scottish English
- South Midlands English
- South Welsh English
- Southern English
- Tyke
- Hiberno-English
North America
- American English
- African-American Vernacular English (AAVE, Ebonics)
- Appalachian English
- Baltimorese
- Chicano English
- Coastal Southeast English (Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia area)
- General American
- Gullah
- Hayna Valley English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area)
- Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area)
- Inland North American (Southern pennisula of Michigan, Chicago and upstate New York)
- Jersey English
- Louisianian English
- Native American English (see also subtypes below)
- New York City English
- North Central English (includes Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa)
- North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)
- Northeastern Coastal English (Eastern New England, Boston-English)
- Philadelphia-area English
- Pittsburgh-area English
- Providence-area English
- South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)
- Southern American English
- Southern Highland English
- Standard Midwestern
- St. Louis-area English
- Western American English
- Western New England dialect
- Canadian English
- Native American English
Caribbean
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Constructed
Sign Languages Based on English
Pidgins and Creoloes
The Ishes
While not technically dialects, these variants may nonetheless be of interest to students of global English.
- Chinglish
- Danglish
- Engrish
- Finglish
- Franglais
- Germish
- Konglish
- Spanglish
- Swinglish
- Taglish
- Vinish
- Wenglish
- Yeshivish
- Yinglish
See Also
External Links
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
