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North American English

E23978

dialect group variety of English

North American English is the group of English dialects spoken primarily in the United States and Canada, characterized by distinct pronunciation, vocabulary, and spelling conventions.

Aliases (2)

North Central American English ×1
Northern American English ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dialect group → variety of English →
continent	North America →
developedFrom	British English dialects → Early Modern English →
hasCharacteristic	distinct vowel system compared to British English → flapping of /t/ and /d/ between vowels → lexical differences from British English → rhotic pronunciation → some influence from French in Canada → some influence from Spanish in the United States → some influence from indigenous North American languages → use of General American as a prestige accent → yod-dropping in many environments →
hasFeature	distinct intonation patterns compared to Received Pronunciation → mixed use of center and centre in Canadian spelling → mixed use of color and colour in Canadian spelling → preference for -ize endings in American spelling → use of center instead of centre in American spelling → use of color instead of colour in American spelling → use of the term "apartment" instead of "flat" in many regions → use of the term "elevator" instead of "lift" in many regions → use of the term "truck" instead of "lorry" in many regions → variable use of -ize and -ise endings in Canadian spelling →
includesDialect	American English → Atlantic Canadian English → Canadian English → General American English → Inland North American English → Mid-Atlantic American English → New England English → Pacific Northwest English → Prairie Canadian English → Southern American English → Western American English →
languageBranch	Germanic languages →
languageFamily	Indo-European languages →
partOf	English language →
region	Anglophone North America →
spokenIn	Canada → United States →
subfamily	West Germanic languages →
timePeriod	Modern English →
usedIn	education in Canada → education in the United States → media in Canada → media in the United States →
usesSpellingConvention	American English spelling → Canadian English spelling →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian English ("Northern American English") →	closelyRelatedTo
British Isles English →	contrastedWith
Midwestern American English ("North Central American English") →	hasSubvariety
New England English →	partOf
Australasian English →	sharesFeatureWith