Are there English dialects?

Answer 1

Sure. Midwest, Southern, Texan, New York, British, Indian, Australian, etc.

Answer 2

A dialect is more than just a difference of accent; it means using different words or grammatical constructions. Some UK dialects are quite remote from mainstream British English, notably the Geordie dialect spoken around Newcastle, and Glaswegian from Glasgow area. Jamaican English also diverges significantly.

Answer 3

In everyday speech the word "Dialect" normally carries the connotation of a "variation" of a language that is considered "incorrect" or 'improper" etc. In other words, a dialect in everyday speech normally refers to something negative.

However, in the field of Linguistics (the study of Language) it is clear that every single person that speaks a language speaks a "dialect" of that language. That is, nobody speaks "ENGLISH", everybody speaks a dialect of English.

The word Dialect refers to any variety (linguistic terminology) of a language. In the United States there are thousands of dialects. Dialects normally differentiate between different groups from different geographical regions, genders, social classes, age, ethnic background, etc.

Examples of some of the most famous American dialects in the U.S are African American English (there are different varieties of these among African American groups depending on their region, history, etc), Surfer dude dialect, Southern dialect, New Yorker, Professor or Educated Dialect, Valley Girl, etc.

However, these are simply the most famous ones. There are hundreds.

Answer 4

Yes, most regions have / have a dialect. Geordie around Newcastle, several in the midlands.

A dialect is not just an accent, it uses different words, different concepts.

Answer 5

Yes there are many right here in America and also in the British Isles. For example a person in one region might pronounce the letter r as "arah" and another "are" and yet another "our." People from Boston sound like they are saying "BASton" and "Kar." Someone from the Bronx might sound totally different from someone in another New York burrough.
In England, some speak Cockney, while others don't. Just a few examples. This is different from slang and hip-hop which also vary from location to location.

Answer 6

Every language has dialects.

Answer 7

Absolutely - there are a lot of them in England alone. And then there is the US, and Australia. Go rent "My Fair Lady."

Answer 8

Oh yeah. In Canada or England, they spell color colour.

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

of course.