Boston English
The traditional English of Boston and eastern New England. Non-rhotic in conservative speech, with the cot-caught merger and the famously Boston-broad short-a.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 42.36°, -71.06°
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Eastern New England English vs New York English
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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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 40.71°, -74.01°
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DialectEastern New England EnglishThe traditional English of Boston and eastern New England. Non-rhotic in conservative speech, with the cot-caught merger and the famously Boston-broad short-a.DialectNew York EnglishThe English of New York City and surrounding areas. Marked by the famous tense-lax split of short-a, raised /ɔ/, and (historically) non-rhoticity.CompareAfrican American Vernacular English vs Eastern New England EnglishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of English and the dialects within it.