A diversity of earlier Southern dialects once existed: a consequence of the mix of English speakers from the British Isles (including largely English and Scots-Irish immigrants) who migrated to the American South in the 17th … See more

Most of the Southern United States underwent several major sound changes from the beginning to the middle of the 20th century, during … See more

These grammatical features are characteristic of both older and newer Southern American English.
• Use … See more

Despite the slow decline of the modern Southern accent, it is still documented as widespread as of the 2006 Atlas of North American English. Specifically, the Atlas definitively … See more

In the United States, there is a general negative stigma surrounding the Southern dialect. Non–Southern Americans tend to associate a Southern … See more

Before becoming a phonologically unified dialect region, the South was once home to an array of much more diverse accents at the local level. … See more

In the United States, the following vocabulary is mostly unique to, or best associated with, Southern U.S. English:
• Ain't … See more