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:
>
> 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.
>
>
That list looks about right for me, too.  Though possibly a few less
American accents.