Southern American English
Varieties of English spoken in the Southern United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southern American English or Southern U.S. English is a regional dialect[1][2] or collection of dialects of American English spoken throughout the Southern United States, though concentrated increasingly in more rural areas, and spoken primarily by White Southerners.[3] In terms of accent, its most innovative forms include southern varieties of Appalachian English and certain varieties of Texan English.[4] Popularly known in the United States as a Southern accent or simply Southern,[5][6][7] Southern American English now comprises the largest American regional accent group by number of speakers.[8] Formal, much more recent terms within American linguistics include "Southern White Vernacular English" and "Rural White Southern English".[9][10]
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Southern American English | |
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Southern U.S. English | |
Region | Southern United States |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | sout3302 |
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