New England English American

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New England EnglishAmerican English Vocabulary

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New England English

• New England is a region in the Northeastern
  corner of the United States.

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?. Mid back vowel /?/

• Example
• Caught /k?t/
• Bought /b?t/
• Fought /f?t/
• Thought /??t/
• The r- dropping after vowels

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?. low fronted /a/

• Example
• Car /kar/
• Father /fað?r/
• Far /far/
• Gives the dialect what some call a nasality

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• the early speech of these settlers influenced
  American speech primarily in vocabulary,
  including idioms.
• many idioms associated with sailing (long
  prominent in the waters of new England) come from
  this dialect

• Three sheets to the wind
• - ??? ??? ???. (staggering drunk)
• Take the wind out of your sails
• - ???? ??. (to rob of an advantage deflate)
• Cool as a cucumber
• - ??? ??? (very calm)
• Dont know beans about -
• - ??? ??? ?? ??. (dont know anything)
• Wouldnt touch it with a ten-foot pole
• - ??? ? ? ??? ???? ?? ??.
• Happy as a clam (as happy as a clam)
• - ???, ?? ???

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American English Vocabulary

• many languages have left their mark on English as
  immigrants from non-English-speaking countries
  have come to the united states over the last two
  centuries.
• The Spanish occupied parts of the southwest and
  the west, leaving their mark mainly with
  place-names and more recently with many words for
  foods

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Spanish burrito, tamale, taco, salsa, cilantro, guacamole, enchilada, oregano
German Pretzel, streudel, quartz, dachshund, hamburger, kindergarten
Italian Confetti, crescendo, gondola, motto, pizza, regatta, lasagna, salami, zucchini, piccolo
Yiddish Glitz, bagel, nosh
Czech Polka, robot
Russian Babushka, borzoi, samovar, troika tundra
French Suede, trousseau, camouflage, chauffeur, coupon
Japanese Blarney, brogan, slew, colleen
Hawaiian Aloha, hula, lei, ukulele, wiki
African Goober, gumbo, safari, impala
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English words of Native American origin

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Native American English
Algonquian Powhatan Opossum ( ???? ) ???? ??? ? ??? ????? ???
chinook Potlatch ( ???? ) ?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??
chippewa Moccasin ( ??? ) ?? ???? ?????
Dakota Teepee ( ???? ) ????? ??? ?
Inuit Kayak ( ?? ) ?????? ??? ?? ??
Narragansett Powwow ( ???? ) ?? ??? ??? ???? ???
ojibwa Totem ( ?? ) ????? ????? ????? ???? ?? ??