Appalachian English
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Appalachian English is a distinctive regional dialect of American English spoken in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical features.
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dialect
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regional dialect ⓘ variety of American English ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
/l/ vocalization in some subvarieties
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/r/ retention in all positions ⓘ conservative phonological features compared to mainstream American English ⓘ consonant cluster reduction ⓘ distinctive grammar ⓘ distinctive intonation patterns ⓘ distinctive local vocabulary for flora and fauna ⓘ distinctive local vocabulary for kinship and social relations ⓘ distinctive local vocabulary for traditional crafts and occupations ⓘ distinctive pronunciation ⓘ distinctive vocabulary ⓘ influence from Midland American English ⓘ influence from Scots-Irish English ⓘ influence from Southern American English ⓘ influence from Ulster English ⓘ irregular past tense leveling ⓘ lexical archaisms preserved from Early Modern English ⓘ lexical items of British English origin ⓘ lexical items of Native American origin ⓘ lexical items of Scots-Irish origin ⓘ monophthongization of /aɪ/ ⓘ multiple negation ⓘ nonstandard subject-verb agreement in some contexts ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ use of "a-" prefix in progressive aspect (e.g., a-goin') ⓘ use of "ain't" as a general negator ⓘ use of "anymore" in positive polarity contexts in some areas ⓘ use of "done" as an auxiliary ⓘ use of "done" to mark completive aspect ⓘ use of "fixin' to" to mark immediate future ⓘ use of "liketa" meaning "almost" ⓘ use of "might could" and similar double modals ⓘ use of "never" as a past tense negator (e.g., I never did) ⓘ use of "right" as an intensifier (e.g., right cold) ⓘ use of "seen" as a simple past form ⓘ use of "them" as a demonstrative (e.g., them apples) ⓘ use of "was" leveling (e.g., we was, they was) ⓘ use of "yonder" as a deictic term ⓘ use of "you all" and "y'all" as second person plural pronoun ⓘ use of "you'uns" or "yinz" in some northern areas ⓘ use of a-prefixing on -ing verbs ⓘ use of double modals ⓘ use of existential "it" and "they" ⓘ use of nonstandard past participles (e.g., drug for dragged) ⓘ |
| hasPerception |
often stereotyped in popular media
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recognized by linguists as systematic and rule-governed ⓘ sometimes stigmatized as nonstandard ⓘ |
| hasVariation | local subdialects within different parts of Appalachia ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English language ⓘ |
| languageOf |
oral tradition in Appalachia
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regional folk music in Appalachia ⓘ regional storytelling in Appalachia ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Appalachian Mountains
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Appalachia ⓘ
surface form:
Central Appalachia
Appalachia ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Appalachia
Appalachia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Appalachia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| studiedBy |
dialectologists
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sociolinguists ⓘ |
| usedBy |
rural speakers in Appalachia
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urban speakers in Appalachian cities ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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