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'''Southern English''' is a collective term for several spoken dialects and varieties of [[American English]] spoken in that part of the American South. When written is follows the rules established in American English.
==Differences==
===Pronunciations===
*The word ''cot'' and ''caught'' do not have the same pronunciation in Southern English. However, terms such as ''card'' and cord'', as well as ''pin'' and ''pen'', have much more similar pronunciations than other varieties of American English.
*A non-rhotic glide in "tote carry", "carry escort", "snapbeans" string beans, and before /u/ in terms like news and Tuesday.
*A monophthongal /a/ in "skillet" frying-pan, "poke" paper sack, "green beans" string beans, and nice time.
*''Greasy'', /s/ pronounced as /z/.
===Shortenings===
*''Howdy'', of "How do you do?".
*''Y'all'', of "You all".
===Various===
*Double modals such as ''might could'' can be used in circumstances such as: He might could come Friday.
==Dialects==
*[[African-American Vernacular English]]
*[[Appalachian English]]
*[[Cajun English]]
*[[New Mexican English]]
*[[Texan English]]
==References==
* [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SOUTHERNENGLISH.html "SOUTHERN ENGLISH"] in the''Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language''
==Differences==
===Pronunciations===
*The word ''cot'' and ''caught'' do not have the same pronunciation in Southern English. However, terms such as ''card'' and cord'', as well as ''pin'' and ''pen'', have much more similar pronunciations than other varieties of American English.
*A non-rhotic glide in "tote carry", "carry escort", "snapbeans" string beans, and before /u/ in terms like news and Tuesday.
*A monophthongal /a/ in "skillet" frying-pan, "poke" paper sack, "green beans" string beans, and nice time.
*''Greasy'', /s/ pronounced as /z/.
===Shortenings===
*''Howdy'', of "How do you do?".
*''Y'all'', of "You all".
===Various===
*Double modals such as ''might could'' can be used in circumstances such as: He might could come Friday.
==Dialects==
*[[African-American Vernacular English]]
*[[Appalachian English]]
*[[Cajun English]]
*[[New Mexican English]]
*[[Texan English]]
==References==
* [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SOUTHERNENGLISH.html "SOUTHERN ENGLISH"] in the''Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language''