Are different regional dialects of american english considered proper in speaking?

Question

When speaking from a regional dialect of english, if I pronouce a word different from another region or from "proper" english, it is wrong or considered inproper grammer?

Answer 1

Pronunciation is only one thing that creates a dialect. Different dialects also have different word usage. In England they call the front window a "wind screen" and in the US they call it a "wind shield". There are also regional dialects.

In the US people have different names for the same items. In the Midwest they have a "pop" and in other parts of the country they drink "soda". The East coast calls a sandwich a "grinder" and in the west it is a "sub or submarine"

The dialect is not improper if the rules of the base language are utilized. When writing or speaking the basic rules should apply with the cultural differences peppered throughout.

Answer 2

I'm French American but living in America all my life I do not speak proper Grammar I annunciate and articulate but slang has just been embedded into my brain . However I do know there's a time to talk formal and informal but I do make mistakes because English has so many exceptions and usually do not follow proper grammar even English teachers.

Answer 3

You are incorrectly using the word proper. The proper word is standard. All dialects of all languages are proper, except within certain contexts. Only one dialect forms standard American English.

Answer 4

grammatically, every dialect has errors
like in SoCal we say 'wader' instead of 'water'
it is wrong to the few people who study the subject, but to the rest of us it is every-day speech. everyone around us understands it and that is the only point of a language, to communicate.

Answer 5

Not when merely pronouncing the words, usually. Now there are ways of pronouncing words which are way off and that's improper because it comes from ignorance or laziness.

Answer 6

No, it is not improper. You don't have to say 'Hah' when you're in Plains, Ga for 'Hi' or 'Good mornin' for 'Good morning' when you're in Houston, Texas or 'noocular' when you're in Arkansas for 'nuclear.'