NYC English · New Yorkese
The English of New York City and surrounding areas. Marked by the famous tense-lax split of short-a, raised /ɔ/, and (historically) non-rhoticity.
- Approximate centre
- 40.71°, -74.01°
Dialect comparison
New York English vs Southern American English
Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Southern Drawl
The dialects of the US South, characterised by the Southern Vowel Shift, the pin-pen merger, and a distinct lexical tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 33.75°, -84.39°
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