Select a recognized dialect or variety of American English and prepare a report on.List a few interesting lexical items that are specific to this dialect.

Select a recognized dialect or variety of American English and prepare a report on it.

Prepare an 800 word report on this dialect, based on reliable linguistic sources.

Your report should address at least the following:

Where, when, and/or by whom is this variety spoken? How does the speech community differ from other American speech communities? What makes it a cohesive group?

How did the dialect develop? Is it a prestige variety or a stigmatized variety?

Describe several ways in which it differs from other varieties of English in terms of its phonology, morphology, vocabulary, or syntax.

List a few interesting lexical items that are specific to this dialect.

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