11 The English Language in America
... this number had grown to about 25,000 inhabitants. The majority of the settlers came first to Massachusetts, but in a very few years groups in search of cheaper land or greater freedom began to push up and down the coast and establish new communities. In this way Connecticut got its start as early a ...
... this number had grown to about 25,000 inhabitants. The majority of the settlers came first to Massachusetts, but in a very few years groups in search of cheaper land or greater freedom began to push up and down the coast and establish new communities. In this way Connecticut got its start as early a ...
American dialects
... them. Consequently, local expressions and pronunciations specific to the country side were replaced by new forms emerging from these powerful centers. Not much has been noticed for the influence of New York City on any large surrounding area. But we can not deny the importance of New York City for t ...
... them. Consequently, local expressions and pronunciations specific to the country side were replaced by new forms emerging from these powerful centers. Not much has been noticed for the influence of New York City on any large surrounding area. But we can not deny the importance of New York City for t ...
American English
... was at its peak, and the new settlers took their language with them, and while the term fall gradually became obsolescent in Britain, it became the more common term in North America. ...
... was at its peak, and the new settlers took their language with them, and while the term fall gradually became obsolescent in Britain, it became the more common term in North America. ...
In American English
... • don’t pronounce this sound at all • pronounce hath and path with the sound [a:] • pronounce tune as [tju:n] • pronounce cot and caught as [ko:t] ...
... • don’t pronounce this sound at all • pronounce hath and path with the sound [a:] • pronounce tune as [tju:n] • pronounce cot and caught as [ko:t] ...
English Language Learning - Curry School of Education
... reached in New York City, became the gold standard of broadcast journalism during the advent of television in the late 1940s? ...
... reached in New York City, became the gold standard of broadcast journalism during the advent of television in the late 1940s? ...
Ch. 5 Language
... Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r from pronunciation except before vowels. ...
... Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r from pronunciation except before vowels. ...
Ch. 5 Language
... Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r from pronunciation except before vowels. ...
... Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r from pronunciation except before vowels. ...
Differences between British and American English
... After the Civil War, the settlement of the western territories by migrants from the Eastern U.S. led to dialect mixing and leveling, so that regional dialects are most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern ...
... After the Civil War, the settlement of the western territories by migrants from the Eastern U.S. led to dialect mixing and leveling, so that regional dialects are most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern ...