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Leftovers from Older English

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Video mentioning different features in English that are inherited from older dialects of English but are either fossilized or are particular to specific communities.

Posted by Miguel Esteve on February 25, 2025

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British English;
Change;
Grammaticalization;
Language Shift;
Dialect;
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Listen: How to Speak with a certain Southern Twang

Walt Wolfram discusses the Appalachian variety in North Carolina in an audio clip for North Carolina public radio, including features like [Published on 06-09-2014]

Posted by Kara Becker on June 11, 2014

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Appalachian English;
NCLLP;
a-prefixing;
Negative Concord;
Lexicon;
Wolfram, Walt

The Grammar Rules Behind 3 Commonly Disparaged Dialects

A 2013 piece highlighting three features of three stigmatized U.S. dialects - a-prefixing in Appalachian English, "liketa" in Southern English, and remote past BIN in African American English

Posted by Kara Becker on August 3, 2013

Tags:
Appalachian English;
Southern English;
African American Language;
Stigma;
Remote past BIN;
a-prefixing