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Location of Cardiff (orange) within Wales. The Cardiff accent, also known as Cardiff English, [1] is the regional accent of English, and a variety of Welsh English, as spoken in and around the city of Cardiff, and is somewhat distinctive in Wales, compared with other Welsh accents. [2]
In addition to the distinctive words and grammar, a variety of accents are found across Wales, including those of North Wales, the Cardiff dialect, the South Wales Valleys and West Wales. While other accents and dialects from England have affected those of English in Wales, especially in the east of the country, influence has moved in both ...
The accents of English in Wales are strongly influenced by the phonology of the Welsh language, which more than 20% of the population of Wales speak as their first or second language. The North Wales accent is distinct from South Wales .
Abercraf was entirely Welsh-speaking until World War II, when English-speaking evacuees settled in the village. [1] It is a relatively young acquired dialect. This can be seen from generally less assimilation and elision and clear articulation unlike other accents in Powys or Swansea. [2]
Cofi (Welsh pronunciation:) is one of the regional accents and dialects of the Welsh language found in north Wales, and centred on Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, and its surrounding district. A person from Caernarfon is known colloquially as a Cofi. [1] Cofi has been called "one of Wales
Indian English: Standard Indian English. Indian English: the "standard" English used by government administration, it derives from the British Indian Empire. Butler English: (also Bearer English or Kitchen English), once an occupational dialect, now a social dialect. Hinglish: a growing macaronic hybrid use of English and Indian languages.
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The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used to represent sound correspondences among various accents and dialects of the English language. These charts give a diaphoneme for each sound, followed by its realization in different dialects.