THE EAST ANGLIAN DIALECT OF ENGLISH IN THE WORLD

In the 17th century, the English region of East Anglia contained many of the major population centres of the British Isles, not least Norwich, England’s second city at that time. One might therefore predict that East Anglian dialects of English would have played a major role in determining the natur...

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Published inStudia Anglica Posnaniensia Vol. 56; no. s1; pp. 451 - 463
Main Author TRUDGILL, PETER
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poznan Adam Mickiewicz University 01.12.2021
Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
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De Gruyter Poland
Subjects
American English
Australasian English
British English
Caribbean English
colonial English
Comparative Linguistics
Dialects
East Anglia
English language
Grammatical categories
Historical Linguistics
Lexis
Phonetics / Phonology
Phonology
Pilgrims
Regional dialects
Speaking
World Englishes
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
England
East Anglia England
Caribbean English
East Anglia
colonial English
dialects
Australasian English
American English
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Summary:In the 17th century, the English region of East Anglia contained many of the major population centres of the British Isles, not least Norwich, England’s second city at that time. One might therefore predict that East Anglian dialects of English would have played a major role in determining the nature of the new colonial Englishes which were first beginning to emerge during this period. This paper considers some of the phonological and grammatical features of East Anglian English which can be argued to have been influential in this way.
ISSN:0081-6272
2082-5102
DOI:10.2478/stap-2021-0004