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American, American English, American language
the English language as used in the United States
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cockney
the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
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geordie
the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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King's English, Queen's English
English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
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Received Pronunciation
the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
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Middle English
English from about 1100 to 1450
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Modern English
English since about 1450
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Anglo-Saxon, Old English
English prior to about 1100
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Oxford English
the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious
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Scots, Scots English, Scottish
the dialect of English used in Scotland
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AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics
a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
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East Midland
the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English
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West Midland
a dialect of Middle English
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Northern
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
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Kentish
a dialect of Middle English
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Southwestern, West Saxon
a dialect of Middle English
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West Saxon
a literary dialect of Old English
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Anglian
one of the major dialects of Old English
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Jutish, Kentish
one of the major dialects of Old English
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Lallans, Scottish Lallans
a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland
