Southern American English (SAE) is in fact the most widely recognized regional dialect in America‚ but unfortunately‚ it also almost always carries with it the most negative associations of any American
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Transitional Phases "Mother Tongue" written by Amy Tan shows the many differences between immigrant families and non-immigrant families. Amy Tan describes the difficulty of growing up in a Chinese home and the transitions that she had to overcome to "fit in" to an American society. Personally‚ the transition between living above the Mason-Dixon line and then moving below it‚ was similar to that of Tan’s situation. Even though mine and Tan’s experiences vary from cultural and ethnic backgrounds
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language‚ the interaction between social groups and in the way different countries are utilising the language. The numerous dialects in use in the UK demonstrate the diverse nature of the English language. Dialects include variations in syntax‚ morphology‚ lexicon and phonology. It has been argued from a prescriptive perspective‚ by linguists such as Quirk and Greenbaum‚ that dialects are not true forms of English and that there needs to be a `common core of English` (Quirk‚ 1972; in Kachru et al‚ 2009
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American English The three original American dialects — New England‚ Mid-Atlantic and Southern — all had their origins in different areas of England and reproduce many of the characteristics of those areas. The varieties of Southern English‚ as well as the Midwestern twang‚ evolved in consequence of these dialects’ rubbing together. Non-English dialects have had relatively little influence‚ except in semantics and several structures which are clearly marked as non-English in origin (for example
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Black Vernacular English from Virginia Black Vernacular English‚ a dialect at times used by as many as 80 to 90 percent of African Americans and long identified by whites as substandard English‚ is in fact a different and unique form of American English. Black Vernacular English (BVE)‚ or Black English‚ is fundamentally a spoken language derived from the slaves and still remarkably consistent throughout African American culture. Because of the roots and many unique aspects of Black Vernacular
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definitions of „Dialect‟‚ „Standard and Non Standard Language‟‚ „National Language‟ and „Varieties of English‟‚ and „Stylistics‟. Also read the relevant course material that define and explain these terms and then answer the questions that follow. A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the speakers‟ language. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns‚ but a dialect may also be defined by other factors‚ such as social class. Dialect therefore
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because of the long lengthening vowels. The dialect of the Albanian language is Tosk which is written with the Greek alphabet. Tosk is the official language of Albania. It has also been written with a number of other alphabets‚ including Elbasan‚ Beitha‚ Kuju and Todhri. These alphabets were local inventions that surfaced around the time of the 18th and 19th century but were not widely used. The vernacular language of Albanian is considered a native dialect and extinct as a spoken language. The spread
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УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography
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discuss an intensely complex cluster of interlinked concepts involving distinctions between (i) descriptive and prescriptive grammar‚ (ii) constitutive and regulative rules‚ (iii) conservative and liberal attitudes‚ and (iv) standard and non-standard dialects. I cannot hope to be comprehensive‚ but I will try to be clear. Sometimes it seems to me that the issues we are dealing with here have been mired in the same controversies for a good forty years. Other times it seems more like a hundred and forty
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experiences travel — he was enthusiastic. "When I travel‚" he said‚ "I always ask myself‚ what do I expect to hear that tells me that I’m not just anyplace?" According to Professor Labov‚ New York City is a natural departure point. The broadest variety of dialects is found on the Eastern Seaboard. "These are the sites of the earliest settlements‚ with the greatest
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