Template talk:English dialects
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I know this isn't meant to be a complete list of dialects, but it seems to me African American Vernacular English should be on the list. I assume it's considered a type of "American English", which is already linked, but I think it's distinct enough and widely-spoken enough to warrant its own entry. I'll let someone more linguistically-inclined than me make any changes though. Tuf-Kat 04:22, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)
- Not sure whether AAVE (or maybe Hawaiian English for that matter) is a major dialect. After all, it is spoken by a minority in North America, and is generally American English. Pædia 07:49, 2004 Nov 20 (UTC)
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- Linguists agree that AAVE is a dialect of English. It's spoken by millions in the United States. How many people speak Manx English again? --Bfraga 06:26, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
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- However, AAVE != Ebonics. Ebonics is what AAVE is commonly called, but Ebonics refers more properly to the politics of AAVE in education and the classification of AAVE as a foreign language to secure funding for programs to teach Standard American English to AAVE speakers. I'm spelling out AAVE and removing Ebonics. Dave 03:15, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] UK ==>> British Isles
I'm changing UK to British Isles & including Irish English there. Jimp 6Nov05
[edit] Missing distinct English dialects
I am going to add these to the list of English Dialects
- Received Pronunciation - BBC English
- Estuary English - South East England
- East Anglian English - East England
- Northern English
- West Country dialects - South West England (cornwall)
Not added but should be condsidered
- Cockney English - London England
- Geordie English - North East England (Northumberland)
- Scouse English - Western England (Liverpool)
- Ulster Scots dialect - Northen Ireland
Each one of these dialects are a distinct part of English and should be listed and acknowledged. I have left Cockney English here sicne I'm not sure if it can be considered a part of Estuary English or a seperate dialect. And I'm not sure if I should add the others or not. Thanks UKPhoenix79 03:21, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dialects
I found this and I though that it would be interusting UKPhoenix79 04:20, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
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(The following is a duplicate of comments Mais oui! made here: Talk:Scottish_English#Inaccurate_map.) The following map has been applied to the English English page, and to Scottish English: 
 It appears to have one major flaw, and several quibbles:
I find it very depressing to hear that a German textbook publisher wants to use it in textbooks for 600 schools. No wonder many people grow up with a very strange perception of the language situation in the United Kingdom.--Mais oui! 10:34, 27 October 2005 (UTC) |
[edit] Collapsible
This needs to be collapsible like {{AusLang}}. On pages with more then one template this prevents them all from automatically collapsing (eg. Australian English) . +Hexagon1 (t) 04:08, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
