Re: OT: Californian and Teen Speak
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, April 16, 2005, 18:03 |
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:15:36 -0400, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...>
wrote:
> Just a question for my personal knowledge:
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> How many dialects of English can y'all "percieve" as English speakers?
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> Personnally I can only distinct 4 of them: North of the US, South of the
> US,
> England, and Australia
Here's a non-exhaustive list of the subtypes of English I can usually
distinguish from hearing a sentence or two:
Boston
Upper Midwest
Midwest
New York Jewish
New York
South East USA
USA Deep South
Rural North Carolinan
Urban North Carolinan
Hoity-toity North Carolinan
South West USA
Californian
General American
AAVE
Scottish
Glaswegian
Educated and/or Edinburgh Scottish
Northern English (non-uvular R)
Northern English (uvular R)
Geordie
Scouse
Brummie
Mancunian
Rural British
Southwest British
Home Counties
Indian Subcontinent British
Urban London and Parts East
London Upper Class
London Non-upper Class
General Educated British
General British
Black British
Upper Class ANZ
Non-upper Class ANZ
Southern Hemisphere Non-ANZ
Plus a handful of accents belonging to non-native speakers.
Paul
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