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English language and General American have 55 things in common (in Unionpedia): Accent (sociolinguistics), African Americans, African-American Vernacular English, Allophone, Alveolar consonant, American English, Approximant consonant, Canadian English, Canadian raising, Close vowel, Cot–caught merger, Diphthong, Eastern New England English, English language in England, Flapping, Fricative consonant, Glottal consonant, Inland Northern American English, Interdental consonant, Labial consonant, Language change, List of dialects of the English language, Midland American English, Monophthong, Nasal consonant, New York City English, North American English, Open vowel, Palatal consonant, Phoneme, ..., Phonological history of English consonant clusters, Phonological history of English high front vowels, Phonological history of English low back vowels, Phonology, Postalveolar consonant, Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩, Quebec, Raising (phonetics), Received Pronunciation, Rhoticity in English, Sound change, Southern American English, Standard English, Standard written English, Stop consonant, T-glottalization, United Kingdom, Velar consonant, Voicelessness, Vowel, Vowel length, Webster's Dictionary, Western American English, World Englishes, World War II. Expand index (25 more) »
Accent (sociolinguistics)
In sociolinguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation.
Accent (sociolinguistics) and English language · Accent (sociolinguistics) and General American ·
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.
African Americans and English language · African Americans and General American ·
African-American Vernacular English
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), known less precisely as Black Vernacular, Black English Vernacular (BEV), Black Vernacular English (BVE), or colloquially Ebonics (a controversial term), is the variety (dialect, ethnolect and sociolect) of English natively spoken by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians, particularly in urban communities.
African-American Vernacular English and English language · African-American Vernacular English and General American ·
Allophone
In phonology, an allophone (from the ἄλλος, állos, "other" and φωνή, phōnē, "voice, sound") is one of a set of multiple possible spoken sounds, or phones, or signs used to pronounce a single phoneme in a particular language.
Allophone and English language · Allophone and General American ·
Alveolar consonant
Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the superior teeth.
Alveolar consonant and English language · Alveolar consonant and General American ·
American English
American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
American English and English language · American English and General American ·
Approximant consonant
Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.
Approximant consonant and English language · Approximant consonant and General American ·
Canadian English
Canadian English (CanE, CE, en-CA) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Canada.
Canadian English and English language · Canadian English and General American ·
Canadian raising
Canadian raising is an allophonic rule of phonology in many dialects of North American English that changes the pronunciation of diphthongs with open-vowel starting points.
Canadian raising and English language · Canadian raising and General American ·
Close vowel
A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in American terminology), is any in a class of vowel sound used in many spoken languages.
Close vowel and English language · Close vowel and General American ·
Cot–caught merger
The cot–caught merger (also known as the low back merger or the merger) is a phonemic merger that has taken place in some varieties of English, between the phonemes which are conventionally represented in the IPA as (which is usually written with au, aw, al or ough as in caught and thought) and (which is usually written with o as in cot and lot).
Cot–caught merger and English language · Cot–caught merger and General American ·
Diphthong
A diphthong (or; from Greek: δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally "two sounds" or "two tones"), also known as a gliding vowel, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable.
Diphthong and English language · Diphthong and General American ·
Eastern New England English
Eastern New England English, historically known as the Yankee dialect since at least the nineteenth century, is the traditional regional dialect of Maine, New Hampshire, and the eastern half of Massachusetts.
Eastern New England English and English language · Eastern New England English and General American ·
English language in England
The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects.
English language and English language in England · English language in England and General American ·
Flapping
Flapping or tapping, also known as alveolar flapping, intervocalic flapping, or t-voicing, is a phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially North American English, Australian English and New Zealand English, by which the consonants and sometimes also may be pronounced as a voiced flap in certain positions, particularly between vowels (intervocalic position).
English language and Flapping · Flapping and General American ·
Fricative consonant
Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.
English language and Fricative consonant · Fricative consonant and General American ·
Glottal consonant
Glottal consonants are consonants using the glottis as their primary articulation.
English language and Glottal consonant · General American and Glottal consonant ·
Inland Northern American English
Inland Northern (American) English, also known in American linguistics as the Inland North or Great Lakes dialect, is an American English dialect spoken primarily by White Americans in a geographic band reaching from Central New York westward along the Erie Canal, through much of the U.S. Great Lakes region, to eastern Iowa.
English language and Inland Northern American English · General American and Inland Northern American English ·
Interdental consonant
Interdental consonants are produced by placing the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth.
English language and Interdental consonant · General American and Interdental consonant ·
Labial consonant
Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator.
English language and Labial consonant · General American and Labial consonant ·
Language change
Language change is variation over time in a language's phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and other features.
English language and Language change · General American and Language change ·
List of dialects of the English language
This is an overview list of dialects of the English language.
English language and List of dialects of the English language · General American and List of dialects of the English language ·
Midland American English
Midland American English is a regional dialect or super-dialect of American English, geographically lying between the traditionally-defined Northern and Southern United States.
English language and Midland American English · General American and Midland American English ·
Monophthong
A monophthong (Greek monóphthongos from mónos "single" and phthóngos "sound") is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation.
English language and Monophthong · General American and Monophthong ·
Nasal consonant
In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive, nasal stop in contrast with a nasal fricative, or nasal continuant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.
English language and Nasal consonant · General American and Nasal consonant ·
New York City English
New York City English, or Metropolitan New York English, is a regional dialect of American English spoken by many people in New York City and much of its surrounding metropolitan area.
English language and New York City English · General American and New York City English ·
North American English
North American English (NAmE, NAE) is the most generalized variety of the English language as spoken in the United States and Canada.
English language and North American English · General American and North American English ·
Open vowel
An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.
English language and Open vowel · General American and Open vowel ·
Palatal consonant
Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).
English language and Palatal consonant · General American and Palatal consonant ·
Phoneme
A phoneme is one of the units of sound (or gesture in the case of sign languages, see chereme) that distinguish one word from another in a particular language.
English language and Phoneme · General American and Phoneme ·
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
The phonological history of the English language includes various changes in the phonology of consonant clusters.
English language and Phonological history of English consonant clusters · General American and Phonological history of English consonant clusters ·
Phonological history of English high front vowels
The high and mid-height front vowels of English (vowels of i and e type) have undergone a variety of changes over time, often varying from dialect to dialect.
English language and Phonological history of English high front vowels · General American and Phonological history of English high front vowels ·
Phonological history of English low back vowels
The phonology of the low back vowels of the English language has undergone changes both overall and with regional variations, through Old and Middle English to the present.
English language and Phonological history of English low back vowels · General American and Phonological history of English low back vowels ·
Phonology
Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.
English language and Phonology · General American and Phonology ·
Postalveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonants (sometimes spelled post-alveolar) are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, farther back in the mouth than the alveolar consonants, which are at the ridge itself but not as far back as the hard palate, the place of articulation for palatal consonants.
English language and Postalveolar consonant · General American and Postalveolar consonant ·
Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩
The pronunciation of the wh in English has changed over time, and still varies today between different regions and accents.
English language and Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ · General American and Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ ·
Quebec
Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.
English language and Quebec · General American and Quebec ·
Raising (phonetics)
In phonology and phonetics, raising is a sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
English language and Raising (phonetics) · General American and Raising (phonetics) ·
Received Pronunciation
Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom and is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England", although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales.
English language and Received Pronunciation · General American and Received Pronunciation ·
Rhoticity in English
Rhoticity in English refers to English speakers' pronunciation of the historical rhotic consonant, and is one of the most prominent distinctions by which varieties of English can be classified.
English language and Rhoticity in English · General American and Rhoticity in English ·
Sound change
Sound change includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).
English language and Sound change · General American and Sound change ·
Southern American English
Southern American English or Southern U.S. English is a large collection of related American English dialects spoken throughout the Southern United States, though increasingly in more rural areas and primarily by white Americans.
English language and Southern American English · General American and Southern American English ·
Standard English
Standard English (SE) is the variety of English language that is used as the national norm in an English-speaking country, especially as the language for public and formal usage.
English language and Standard English · General American and Standard English ·
Standard written English
Standard written English refers to the preferred form of English as it is written according to prescriptive authorities associated with publishing houses and schools; the standard varieties of English around the world largely align to either British or American English spelling standards.
English language and Standard written English · General American and Standard written English ·
Stop consonant
In phonetics, a stop, also known as a plosive or oral occlusive, is a consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.
English language and Stop consonant · General American and Stop consonant ·
T-glottalization
In English phonology, t-glottalization or t-glottaling is a sound change in certain English dialects and accents that causes the phoneme to be pronounced as the glottal stop in certain positions.
English language and T-glottalization · General American and T-glottalization ·
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
English language and United Kingdom · General American and United Kingdom ·
Velar consonant
Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (known also as the velum).
English language and Velar consonant · General American and Velar consonant ·
Voicelessness
In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating.
English language and Voicelessness · General American and Voicelessness ·
Vowel
A vowel is one of the two principal classes of speech sound, the other being a consonant.
English language and Vowel · General American and Vowel ·
Vowel length
In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived duration of a vowel sound.
English language and Vowel length · General American and Vowel length ·
Webster's Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary is any of the dictionaries edited by Noah Webster in the early nineteenth century, and numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name.
English language and Webster's Dictionary · General American and Webster's Dictionary ·
Western American English
Western American English (also known as Western U.S. English or in the U.S., simply, Western) is a variety of American English that largely unites the entire western half of the United States as a single dialect region, including the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
English language and Western American English · General American and Western American English ·
World Englishes
World Englishes is a term for emerging localized or indigenized varieties of English, especially varieties that have developed in territories influenced by the United Kingdom or the United States.
English language and World Englishes · General American and World Englishes ·
World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
English language and World War II · General American and World War II ·
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English language and General American Comparison
English language has 467 relations, while General American has 143. As they have in common 55, the Jaccard index is 9.02% = 55 / (467 + 143).
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