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Hiberno-English (Irish English) . Ulster. Ulster Scots dialect (); Leinster. Dublin. Dublin 4 (D4); South-West Ireland; Extinct. Yola language (also known as Forth and Bargy dialect), thought to have been a descendant of Middle English, spoken in County Wexford [6] [7]
Language portal; This category contains both accents and dialects specific to groups of speakers of the English language. General pronunciation issues that are not specific to a single dialect are categorized under the English phonology category.
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina. [5] The population in the 2020 United States Census was 22,545 down from 23,222 at the 2010 census . [ 6 ] The city is home to Lander University .
Older Southern American English is a diverse set of English dialects of the Southern United States spoken most widely up until the American Civil War of the 1860s, gradually transforming among its White speakers—possibly first due to postwar economy-driven migrations—up until the mid-20th century. [1]
A diversity of earlier Southern dialects once existed: a consequence of the mix of English speakers from the British Isles (including largely English and Scots-Irish immigrants) who migrated to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, with particular 19th-century elements also borrowed from the London upper class and enslaved African-Americans.
The dialect first developed among second- or third-generation Hispanics, including Cuban-Americans, whose first language was English. [56] Unlike the older Florida Cracker dialect, "Miami accent" is rhotic. It also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm is syllable-timed). [57]
Greenwood County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina.As of the 2020 census, its population was 69,351. [2] Its county seat is Greenwood. [3]Among the 22 counties located in the Piedmont of the state, [4] Greenwood County is the largest county within the Greenwood, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The English Dialect Dictionary (EDD) is the most comprehensive dictionary of English dialects ever published, compiled by the Yorkshire dialectologist Joseph Wright (1855–1930), with strong support by a team and his wife Elizabeth Mary Wright (1863–1958). [1]