variety of American English

C1503 concept

A variety of American English is a distinct, systematically patterned form of English used in the United States, characterized by particular phonological, lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic features associated with specific regions, social groups, or contexts.

Observed surface forms (5)

  • regional variety of American English ×4
  • regional dialect of American English ×3
  • Midwestern English dialect ×1
  • regional dialect of English ×1
  • variety of Western American English ×1

Instances (10)