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<p>In the 17<sup>th</sup> century, the English region of East Anglia contained many of the major population centres of the British Isles, not least Norwich, England’s second city at that time. One might therefore predict that East Anglian dialects of English would have played a major role in determining the nature of the new colonial Englishes which were first beginning to emerge during this period. This paper considers some of the phonological and grammatical features of East Anglian English which can be argued to have been influential in this way.</p>
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In the 17th century, the English region of East Anglia contained many of the major population centres of the British Isles, not least Norwich, England’s second city at that time. One might therefore predict that East Anglian dialects of English would have played a major role in determining the nature of the new colonial Englishes which were first beginning to emerge during this period. This paper considers some of the phonological and grammatical features of East Anglian English which can be argued to have been influential in this way.

The East Anglian Dialect of English in the World

Studia Anglica Posnaniensia

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In the 17th century, the English region of East Anglia contained many of the major population centres of the British Isles, not least Norwich, England’s second...

The East Anglian Dialect of English in the World

Published Online: Feb 12, 2022

Page range: 451 - 463

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0004

Keywords
East Anglia, dialects, colonial English, Caribbean English, American English, Australasian English

© 2021 Peter Trudgill, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The East Anglian Dialect of English in the World

Published Online: Feb 12, 2022

Page range: 451 - 463

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0004

KeywordsEast Anglia, dialects, colonial English, Caribbean English, American English, Australasian English

© 2021 Peter Trudgill, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
East Anglia, dialects, colonial English, Caribbean English, American English, Australasian English