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Dialects can be defined as "sub-forms of languages which are, in general, mutually comprehensible." [1] English speakers from different countries and regions use a variety of different accents (systems of pronunciation) as well as various localized words and grammatical constructions.
New York City English, or Metropolitan New York English, [1] is a regional dialect of American English spoken primarily in New York City and some of its surrounding metropolitan area. It is described by sociolinguist William Labov as the most recognizable regional dialect in the United States. [ 2 ]
The sound system of New York City English is popularly known as a New York accent. The accent of the New York metropolitan area is one of the most recognizable in the United States , largely due to its popular stereotypes and portrayal in radio, film, and television.
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.
Regional dialects in North America are historically the most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard, due to distinctive speech patterns of urban centers of the American East Coast like Boston, New York City, and certain Southern cities, all of these accents historically noted by their London-like r-dropping (called non-rhoticity), a feature gradually receding among younger ...
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Dialects of English (19 C, 116 P) Estonian dialects (11 P) F. ... Pages in category "Dialects by language" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
New York English, the New York dialect or the New York accent may refer to: New York City English, a regional dialect spoken by many people in New York City and much of its surrounding metropolitan area; Inland Northern American English, a dialect spanning much of Western and Central New York, as well as many areas outside of New York State ...