Re: OT: Californian and Teen Speak

Paul Bennett wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:15:36 -0400, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Just a question for my personal knowledge:
>>
>> How many dialects of English can y'all "percieve" as English speakers?
>>
>> 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:
>
> 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
And don't forget about the other wee chunk of land floating off the west
coast of Europe in the same archipelago? And Wales?

K.