This is a list of varieties of the English language. Dialects are varieties differing in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar not to be confused with accents which mark speakers as a member of a group by their pronunciation of the standard language.
See: Regional accents of English speakers
International Classifications
Europe
Also see: English English
North America
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American English
- Cultural
- Regional
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Appalachian English
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Baltimorese
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California English
- Coastal Southeast English (Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia area)
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Hawaiian English
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Hawaiian Pidgin
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Hayna Valley English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area)
- Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area)
- Inland North American (Lower peninsula of Michigan, Chicago and upstate New York)
- Louisianian English
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New York-New Jersey English
- North Central English (includes Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa)
- North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)
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Northeastern Coastal English (Eastern New England, Boston-English)
- Philadelphia-area English
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Pittsburgh-area English
- Providence-area English
- South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)
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Southern American English
- Southern Highland English
- St. Louis-area English
- Western American English
- Western New England dialect
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Bermudian English
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Canadian English
- Native American English (Amerindian English)
- Mojave English
- Isletan English
- Tsimshian English
- Lumbee English
- Tohono O'odham English
- Inupiaq English
Caribbean
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Constructed
Sign Languages Based on English
Pidgins and Creoles
The "Ishes"
While not technically dialects, these variants may nonetheless be of interest to students of global English. Most are not genuine mixed languages, but rather instances of heavy code-switching between English and another language. Greeklish and Pinglish might appear to be similar but are in fact transliteration methods.
See also
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Last updated: 06-02-2005 13:07:58
