Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "New England English collectively refers to the dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. Natives of much of Connecticut, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts, as well as some members of the current younger generation throughout New England, tend to participate in General American dialect levelling; however, New England English otherwise exhibits uniquely local characteristics.One common linguistic division of New England is into two super-dialects—Eastern New England English and Western New England English—a trend begun with the 1939 Linguistic Atlas of New England, continuing to the present day, including in the 2006 Atlas of North American English, which at times also breaks New England English into four specific dialects, simply defined as follows:Northeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Boston, Massachusetts, extending into New Hampshire, and coastal Maine.Southeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and a lack of the cot–caught merger. It centers on Providence, Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay.Northwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Vermont.Southwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and a lack, or transitional state, of the cot–caught merger. It centers around the Hartford, CT–Springfield, MA metropolitan area.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 ↑"@en }
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- New_England_English abstract "New England English collectively refers to the dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. Natives of much of Connecticut, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts, as well as some members of the current younger generation throughout New England, tend to participate in General American dialect levelling; however, New England English otherwise exhibits uniquely local characteristics.One common linguistic division of New England is into two super-dialects—Eastern New England English and Western New England English—a trend begun with the 1939 Linguistic Atlas of New England, continuing to the present day, including in the 2006 Atlas of North American English, which at times also breaks New England English into four specific dialects, simply defined as follows:Northeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Boston, Massachusetts, extending into New Hampshire, and coastal Maine.Southeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and a lack of the cot–caught merger. It centers on Providence, Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay.Northwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Vermont.Southwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and a lack, or transitional state, of the cot–caught merger. It centers around the Hartford, CT–Springfield, MA metropolitan area.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 ↑".
- Q7007228 abstract "New England English collectively refers to the dialects and varieties of American English originating in the New England area. Natives of much of Connecticut, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts, as well as some members of the current younger generation throughout New England, tend to participate in General American dialect levelling; however, New England English otherwise exhibits uniquely local characteristics.One common linguistic division of New England is into two super-dialects—Eastern New England English and Western New England English—a trend begun with the 1939 Linguistic Atlas of New England, continuing to the present day, including in the 2006 Atlas of North American English, which at times also breaks New England English into four specific dialects, simply defined as follows:Northeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Boston, Massachusetts, extending into New Hampshire, and coastal Maine.Southeastern New England English is characterized by non-rhoticity and a lack of the cot–caught merger. It centers on Providence, Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay.Northwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and the cot–caught merger. It centers on Vermont.Southwestern New England English is characterized by rhoticity and a lack, or transitional state, of the cot–caught merger. It centers around the Hartford, CT–Springfield, MA metropolitan area.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 ↑".