The regional accents of English speakers show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This article provides an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation, usually deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect, of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers.
American Accents Overview
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Dixie
Floridian
Miamian
Hillbilly/Appalachian
Texas Drawl
Cajun
Yat
Tidewater/Mid-Atlantic
Urban
Noo Yawk
Joisey/Da Bronx
Prep
The Affect
Northeastern/Puerto Rican AKA Nuyorican
Jewish
Luso
Down East
Vermon
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philly
Pennsylvania Dutch
Baltimorean
Midwestern
Inland North
North Midland
Michigan
Upper Midwest
Cowpoke
Jello Belt
Californian
Valley Girl (California)
Surfer Dude (California)
Nor Cal (California)
Pasadena (California)
Latino (California)
Pacific Northwestern
Hawai'i Pidgin
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