By Dialects, American English

According to Wikipedia, I was wrong: -------- American English American English (AmE, AE) is the dialect of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English -------- See also: -------- British...

Marius Hancu wrote:Nope. They are independent varieties of the language. The dialects cover smaller geographical areas. I like the term! Do linguists use it regularly?

Nope. They are independent varieties of the language. The dialects cover smaller geographical areas.

Is American English dialect of British English?

Thanks.Yeah, I know that there are some dialects that pronounce final ng as n in some cases (for example African American English, I guess). In other words, in some cases /ng sound/ ----> /n sound/ (I think it's .

General American English merges them Some Southern dialects preserve the distinction. The ones who preserve the distinction tend to be older people. Some Canadians preserve the distinction. Others add it as an affectation, because they have heard it from someone else, and decided to imitate...

>> But in the US maybe it's normal to consider California English as a dialect of American English. << Actually it is generally just lumped into the Western dialect along with Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, etc. And yes, dialects in North...

I thought again about what I said, and I think I would also add the fact that a dialect should be a regional language. So, it becomes "In my opinion, a dialect is a language that is not standardized and recognized by some kind of institution and that is spoken in a particular region." Marvin A....

Yes, of course, because "dialect" does not mean "substandard, unprestigious variety". I, myself, speak a dialect of North American English. Everyone speaks a dialect. The Queen speaks a dialect. Even you speak a dialect, milky. Whether or not there is a generally acknowleged prestigious form...

#2 is not correct. "When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right" That is not always the case. For example, "Chinese" dialects are mutually unintelligible, but "Chinese" is often regarded as being a language. Swedish,...