dialects

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Ms. Fridland cites scholars who suggest its origins can be found in the nonrhotic West African dialects brought to the U.S. by enslaved people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Until the mid-19th century, Liverpudlians were described as speaking similarly to their Lancastrian neighbours, until different accents and dialects began mixing as the docks area grew.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

By his teen years in Annapolis, Md., Duvall had become an excellent mimic, absorbing dialects and mannerisms wherever he happened to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

An estimated 150 languages and dialects are spoken in the town of 230,000 people.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

His voice had grown soft, and he had merged many accents and dialects into his own speech, so that his speech did not seem foreign anywhere.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck