Dialect comparison

Broad Australian vs Chicano English

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Broad Australian

Strine

The most strongly-marked sociolect of Australian English, traditionally rural and outback in association. Famously caricatured as "Strine"; recognisable by its diphthongal vowels and broad nasalisation.

Approximate centre
-23.70°, 133.88°
Chicano English

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.

Approximate centre
34.05°, -118.24°

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