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The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839.. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Legacies of Colonial English. Studies in Transported Dialects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-17507-4. Fischer, Steven Roger (2004), History of Language, Reaktion Books, ISBN 978-1-86189-594-3. Crystal, David (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (Second ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press ...
Eliab Harvey (1758–1830), admiral, captain of HMS Temeraire, which played a crucial role at the Battle of Trafalgar; Edward Hawke (1705–1781), Admiral of the Fleet, best known as the admiral at the Battle of Quiberon Bay; John Hawkwood (1320–1394), famous medieval mercenary; Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724–1816), mentor of Nelson
1830 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1830th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 830th year of the 2nd millennium, the 30th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1830, the ...
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.
Wealthy or highly educated Americans known for being life-long speakers of a Mid-Atlantic accent include William F. Buckley Jr., [22] [8] Gore Vidal, H. P. Lovecraft, [23] Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Averell Harriman, [24] [25] Dean Acheson, [26] George Plimpton, [27] [28] John F. Kennedy, [29] Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (who began affecting it permanently ...
Merchants and lower-ranked nobles were often bilingual in Anglo-Norman and English, whilst English continued to be the language of the common people. Middle English was influenced by both Anglo-Norman, and later Anglo-French. See characteristics of the Anglo-Norman language. The percentage of modern English words derived from each language group:
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]