MLE
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MLE is a contemporary urban dialect of English spoken primarily by young people in London, characterized by influences from Caribbean, African, South Asian, and other immigrant languages.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multiethnolect
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sociolect ⓘ urban dialect ⓘ variety of English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
UK rap and drill scenes
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grime music scene ⓘ multicultural urban identity ⓘ youth culture in London ⓘ |
| becameProminent | early 21st century ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Received Pronunciation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Cockney ⓘ |
| emerged | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fullName | Multicultural London English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct intonation patterns
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innovative slang vocabulary ⓘ innovative vowel pronunciations ⓘ lexical items from Caribbean and African varieties ⓘ lexical items from South Asian languages ⓘ reduced diphthongs ⓘ use of discourse markers like "innit" ⓘ use of quotatives like "be like" ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African English varieties
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Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean English NERFINISHED ⓘ Cockney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaican Patois NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish ⓘ West African languages NERFINISHED ⓘ other immigrant community languages ⓘ |
| influences | youth speech outside London ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Germanic languages
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Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| partOf | English language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Greater London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| register | informal ⓘ |
| researchedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| researchedFor |
effects of immigration on language
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language change in urban settings ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadsTo | other UK cities ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
contact linguistics
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sociolinguistics ⓘ urban linguistics ⓘ |
| subfamily | West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSpeakersAgeGroup | adolescents and young adults GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ethnically diverse communities
ⓘ
working-class youth ⓘ young people in London ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Multicultural London English