General Australian
The mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -33.87°, 151.21°
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Australian English vs Chicano English
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Mexican-American English
A native English variety spoken in Mexican-American communities of the US Southwest, particularly Los Angeles. Despite its name, most speakers are monolingual English speakers.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 34.05°, -118.24°
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DialectAustralian EnglishThe mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.DialectChicano EnglishA native English variety spoken in Mexican-American communities of the US Southwest, particularly Los Angeles. Despite its name, most speakers are monolingual English speakers.CompareAfrican American Vernacular English vs Australian EnglishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of English and the dialects within it.