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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.
Caribbean English (CE, [note 3] CarE) is a set of dialects of the English language which are spoken in the Caribbean and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central America and South America. Caribbean English is influenced by, but is distinct to the English-based creole languages spoken in the region.
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Bequia English is the local dialect of English spoken on Bequia, an island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It belongs to the group of Caribbean English varieties. [ 1 ]
With a long history of geographical and economic isolation from other islands, Saba developed a distinct dialect of English. [2] [3] [4]In the 17th and 18th centuries, several languages and language varieties may have significantly impacted the development Saban dialect of English: Dutch, British English, Irish English, and Scots English spoken by European settlers, and West African languages ...
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The word "was" (/wɑz/) can sometimes be pronounced as [wʌz], showing a shift to the strut vowel /ʌ/. Unlike in other Caribbean English Creoles, where there is a clear distinction between a lengthened palm vowel /ɑː/ and an unlengthened vowel /ɑ/, this distinction is less prevalent in Gustavia English. [citation needed]
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