Questions tagged [varieties]
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What is the local pronunciation of 'Chicago'?
What is the local pronunciation of Chicago? (specifically the 'a')
The standard American English pronunciation is
/ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡoʊ/, /ʃɪˈkɔ.ɡoʊ/
or (what I think) is the PALM or LOT lexical sets in ...
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Why don't people understand me when I speak English with a non-rhotic accent?
My name is Arnau and I'm from Barcelona.
Over the last few years, I've been exposed to the British culture a lot (I have British friends, I've been living in Brighton for a while, I watch British TV ...
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Is the pronunciation of 'th' as in think 'f' specific to a native speaker's variety of English?
I'm asking this because I heard two people say fink* instead of think & bof* instead of both: a non native university teacher of English and a native speaker of English. If it's not a speech ...
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Sentence-final "at which time" replacing "at this time" – Latino variety, or idiolect?
I just landed at LAX and the flight attendant (who had a slight Latino accent, but was a native or near-native English speaker) gave the last announcement:
"As we prepare to land please have cups ...
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Is there such a variety as "Standard Black English”, spoken by educated African Americans, or is it just a racist phrase?
Standard Black English – (1980, coined by Orlando Taylor) The Standard English of black Americans.
Taylor points out the fact that most educated African Americans speak “standard black English”. ...
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What is the oldest variety of English in the Americas?
There are several varieties of the English Language in the Americas, from Alaska to the Falkland Islands. To mention just a few:
American General and its varieties
Canadian General
Bajan
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How many "monophthongs" are there in RP? Do all the varieties of spoken English in the UK have the same number?
A monophthong is a pure vowel sound. The monophthongs can be contrasted with diphthongs, where the vowel quality changes within the same syllable, and hiatus, where two vowels are next to each other ...
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